Cardinal Click Beetle vs Western Pouncewort

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Lejeunea lamacerina

Key Differences

Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Western Pouncewort is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Western Pouncewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Elateridae	Lejeuneaceae
Genus	Ampedus	Lejeunea
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Lejeunea lamacerina

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Western Pouncewort

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Western Pouncewort
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.

Western Pouncewort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, 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.