Cardinal Click Beetle vs Yutaje Ocotea

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Ocotea yutajensis

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Yutaje Ocotea is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Yutaje Ocotea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Laurales (Laurales)
Family	Elateridae	Lauraceae
Genus	Ampedus	Ocotea
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Ocotea yutajensis

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Yutaje Ocotea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Yutaje Ocotea
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.

Yutaje Ocotea

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Venezuela.

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.