Cardinal Click Beetle vs White Olive

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Terminalia arbuscula

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while White Olive is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	White Olive
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Elateridae	Combretaceae
Genus	Ampedus	Terminalia
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Terminalia arbuscula

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

White Olive

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	White Olive
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 Olive

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.