Cardinal Click Beetle vs wild pineapple

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Macrozamia miquelii

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while wild pineapple is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	wild pineapple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Cycadales (Cycadales)
Family	Elateridae	Zamiaceae
Genus	Ampedus	Macrozamia
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Macrozamia miquelii

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

wild pineapple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	wild pineapple
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.

wild pineapple

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.