Cardinal Click Beetle vs toute-bonne

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Salvia sclarea

Key Differences

Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while toute-bonne is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	toute-bonne
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (insecte)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Elateridae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Ampedus	Salvia
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Salvia sclarea

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

toute-bonne

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	toute-bonne
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.

toute-bonne

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (China, India), Europe (18 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

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.

toute-bonne

The Clary (Salvia sclarea) is a species in the genus Salvia. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.