Cardinal Click Beetle vs telinga-potato

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Amorphophallus paeoniifolius

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while telinga-potato is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	telinga-potato
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Elateridae	Araceae
Genus	Ampedus	Amorphophallus
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Amorphophallus paeoniifolius

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

telinga-potato

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	telinga-potato
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.

telinga-potato

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Seychelles, Taiwan, and Tonga.

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.