Cardinal Click Beetle vs Steyermark Pleurothyrium

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Pleurothyrium steyermarkianum

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Steyermark Pleurothyrium is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Steyermark Pleurothyrium
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Laurales (Laurales)
Family	Elateridae	Lauraceae
Genus	Ampedus	Pleurothyrium
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Pleurothyrium steyermarkianum

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Steyermark Pleurothyrium

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Steyermark Pleurothyrium
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.

Steyermark Pleurothyrium

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Venezuela. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.