Cardinal Click Beetle vs three-flower maple

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Acer triflorum

Key Differences

  • Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while three-flower maple is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Cardinal Click Beetle three-flower 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 triflorum

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

three-flower maple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Cardinal Click Beetle three-flower 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.

three-flower maple

Habitat

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

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.

three-flower maple

No description available.

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