Gewöhnliche Zaunwinde vs Cardinal Click Beetle

Calystegia sepium compared with Ampedus cardinalis

Key Differences

Gewöhnliche Zaunwinde is Least Concern while Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gewöhnliche Zaunwinde	Cardinal Click Beetle
Kingdom	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insekten)
Order	Solanales (Nachtschattenartige)	Coleoptera (Käfer)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Elateridae
Genus	Calystegia	Ampedus
Species	Calystegia sepium	Ampedus cardinalis

Conservation Status

Gewöhnliche Zaunwinde

LC — Least Concern

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gewöhnliche Zaunwinde	Cardinal Click Beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gewöhnliche Zaunwinde

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (7 countries), North America (Mexico, United States), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile).

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.

Gewöhnliche Zaunwinde

The Bearbind (Calystegia sepium) is a species in the genus Calystegia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.