Cardinal Click Beetle vs Touch-me-not

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Melianthus comosus

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Touch-me-not is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Touch-me-not
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Geraniales (Geraniales)
Family	Elateridae	Melianthaceae
Genus	Ampedus	Melianthus
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Melianthus comosus

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Touch-me-not

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Touch-me-not
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.

Touch-me-not

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia and Spain.

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.