Cardinal Click Beetle vs Starry Pipewort

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Eriocaulon stellulatum

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Starry Pipewort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Starry Pipewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Elateridae	Eriocaulaceae
Genus	Ampedus	Eriocaulon
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Eriocaulon stellulatum

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Starry Pipewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Starry Pipewort
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.

Starry Pipewort

Habitat

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

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.