Echter Kapernstrauch vs Cardinal Click Beetle

Capparis spinosa compared with Ampedus cardinalis

Key Differences

• Echter Kapernstrauch is Least Concern while Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Echter Kapernstrauch	Cardinal Click Beetle
Kingdom	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insekten)
Order	Brassicales (Kreuzblütlerartige)	Coleoptera (Käfer)
Family	Capparaceae	Elateridae
Genus	Capparis	Ampedus
Species	Capparis spinosa	Ampedus cardinalis

Conservation Status

Echter Kapernstrauch

LC — Least Concern

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Echter Kapernstrauch	Cardinal Click Beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Echter Kapernstrauch

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across France, Slovenia, and Spain.

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.

Echter Kapernstrauch

The Caper (Capparis spinosa) is a species in the genus Capparis. It is currently classified as Least Concern (LC) 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.