Cardinal Click Beetle vs toothed wrack

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Fucus serratus

Key Differences

Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while toothed wrack is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	toothed wrack
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Fucales (Fucales)
Family	Elateridae	Fucaceae
Genus	Ampedus	Fucus
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Fucus serratus

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

toothed wrack

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	toothed wrack
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.

toothed wrack

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.

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.