Cardinal Click Beetle vs Zonal geranium

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Pelargonium hortorum

Key Differences

Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Zonal geranium is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Zonal geranium
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Geraniales (Geraniales)
Family	Elateridae	Geraniaceae
Genus	Ampedus	Pelargonium
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Pelargonium hortorum

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Zonal geranium

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Zonal geranium
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.

Zonal geranium

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India, Taiwan), Europe (Italy, Norway, Sweden), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Ecuador).

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.