Cardinal Click Beetle vs Triangle Tops

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Blighia unijugata

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Triangle Tops is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Triangle Tops
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	Blighia
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Blighia unijugata

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Triangle Tops

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Triangle Tops
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.

Triangle Tops

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guinea.

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.