Cardinal Click Beetle vs sugar-plum

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Uapaca guineensis

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while sugar-plum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	sugar-plum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Elateridae	Phyllanthaceae
Genus	Ampedus	Uapaca
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Uapaca guineensis

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

sugar-plum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	sugar-plum
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.

sugar-plum

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guinea.

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.