Cardinal Click Beetle vs Yellow Pouncewort

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Lejeunea flava

Key Differences

Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Yellow Pouncewort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Yellow Pouncewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Elateridae	Lejeuneaceae
Genus	Ampedus	Lejeunea
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Lejeunea flava

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Yellow Pouncewort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Yellow Pouncewort
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.

Yellow Pouncewort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Norway, 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.