Cardinal Click Beetle vs winged prickly-ash

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Zanthoxylum armatum

Key Differences

  • Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while winged prickly-ash is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Cardinal Click Beetle winged prickly-ash
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Insecta (Insects) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles) Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family Elateridae Rutaceae
Genus Ampedus Zanthoxylum
Species Ampedus cardinalis Zanthoxylum armatum

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

winged prickly-ash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Cardinal Click Beetle winged prickly-ash
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.

winged prickly-ash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Italy and Taiwan.

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.

winged prickly-ash

No description available.

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