Cardinal Click Beetle vs tallowwood

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Pittosporum bicolor

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while tallowwood is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	tallowwood
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Apiales (Apiales)
Family	Elateridae	Pittosporaceae
Genus	Ampedus	Pittosporum
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Pittosporum bicolor

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

tallowwood

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	tallowwood
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.

tallowwood

Habitat

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

Range

Found in India.

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.