Cardinal Click Beetle vs wolf's-bane

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Aconitum lycoctonum

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while wolf's-bane is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	wolf's-bane
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Elateridae	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Ampedus	Aconitum
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Aconitum lycoctonum

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

wolf's-bane

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	wolf's-bane
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.

wolf's-bane

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden