Cardinal Click Beetle vs Tartar Maple

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Acer tataricum

Key Differences

Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Tartar Maple is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Tartar Maple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Elateridae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Ampedus	Acer
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Acer tataricum

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Tartar Maple

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Tartar Maple
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.

Tartar Maple

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Armenia), Europe (10 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.