Cardinal Click Beetle vs White Mullein

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Verbascum lychnitis

Key Differences

Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while White Mullein is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	White Mullein
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Elateridae	Scrophulariaceae
Genus	Ampedus	Verbascum
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Verbascum lychnitis

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

White Mullein

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	White Mullein
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.

White Mullein

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (11 countries) and North America (Canada, United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.