Cardinal Click Beetle vs Walnuts

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Juglans pyriformis

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Walnuts is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Walnuts
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Elateridae	Juglandaceae
Genus	Ampedus	Juglans
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Juglans pyriformis

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Walnuts

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Walnuts
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.

Walnuts

Habitat

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

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.