vs Cardinal Click Beetle

Asperococcus ensiformis compared with Ampedus cardinalis

Key Differences

is Data Deficient while Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Cardinal Click Beetle
Kingdom	Chromista (Chromista)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)	Arthropoda (artrópodos)
Class	Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae)	Insecta (insecto)
Order	Ectocarpales (Ectocarpales)	Coleoptera (coleópteros)
Family	Chordariaceae	Elateridae
Genus	Asperococcus	Ampedus
Species	Asperococcus ensiformis	Ampedus cardinalis

Conservation Status

DD — Data Deficient

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Oceanian realms.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, New Zealand, and Norway.

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.

Asperococcus ensiformis es un alga parda que crece en la zona intermareal y submareal de costas templadas y subtropicales de todo el mundo. Se caracteriza por su talo en forma de espada o banda, que suele fijarse a rocas y otros sustratos.

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.