Cardinal Click Beetle vs wall scalewort

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Porella platyphylla

Key Differences

Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while wall scalewort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	wall scalewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Elateridae	Porellaceae
Genus	Ampedus	Porella
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Porella platyphylla

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

wall scalewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	wall scalewort
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.

wall scalewort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (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.