Cardinal Click Beetle vs western whitewood

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Atalaya hemiglauca

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while western whitewood is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	western whitewood
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	Atalaya
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Atalaya hemiglauca

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

western whitewood

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	western whitewood
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 whitewood

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.