Cardinal Click Beetle vs Stiff Gagea

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Gagea rigida

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Stiff Gagea is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Stiff Gagea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Elateridae	Liliaceae
Genus	Ampedus	Gagea
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Gagea rigida

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Stiff Gagea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Stiff Gagea
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.

Stiff Gagea

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.