Cardinal Click Beetle vs Venezuela treebind

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Cissus alata

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Venezuela treebind is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Venezuela treebind
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Vitales (Vitales)
Family	Elateridae	Vitaceae
Genus	Ampedus	Cissus
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Cissus alata

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Venezuela treebind

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Venezuela treebind
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.

Venezuela treebind

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia 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.