Cardinal Click Beetle vs Thread-Leaf Water-Crowfoot

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Ranunculus trichophyllus

Key Differences

Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Thread-Leaf Water-Crowfoot is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Thread-Leaf Water-Crowfoot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Elateridae	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Ampedus	Ranunculus
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Ranunculus trichophyllus

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Thread-Leaf Water-Crowfoot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Thread-Leaf Water-Crowfoot
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.

Thread-Leaf Water-Crowfoot

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, New Zealand, Sweden, and United States.

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.