Cardinal Click Beetle vs Spring Snowflake

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Leucojum vernum

Key Differences

Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Spring Snowflake is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Spring Snowflake
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Elateridae	Amaryllidaceae
Genus	Ampedus	Leucojum
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Leucojum vernum

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Spring Snowflake

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Spring Snowflake
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.

Spring Snowflake

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (11 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Chile).

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.