Cardinal Click Beetle vs Southern Crestwort

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Lophocolea semiteres

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Southern Crestwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Southern Crestwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Elateridae	Lophocoleaceae
Genus	Ampedus	Lophocolea
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Lophocolea semiteres

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Southern Crestwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Southern Crestwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cardinal Click Beetle

Habitat

Inhabits temperate coniferous forests within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Southern Crestwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries).

Cardinal Click Beetle

The Cardinal Click Beetle (Ampedus cardinalis) is a species in the genus Ampedus. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered (CR) on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits temperate coniferous forests within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden