Cardinal Click Beetle vs glaucous cotoneaster

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Cotoneaster glaucophyllus

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while glaucous cotoneaster is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	glaucous cotoneaster
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insekten)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Käfer)	Rosales (Rosenartige)
Family	Elateridae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Ampedus	Cotoneaster
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Cotoneaster glaucophyllus

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

glaucous cotoneaster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	glaucous cotoneaster
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.

glaucous cotoneaster

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (United Kingdom), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Chile).

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.