Cardinal Click Beetle vs Devil's backbone

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Kalanchoe daigremontiana

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Devil's backbone is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Devil's backbone
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (insecte)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Saxifragales (Saxifragales)
Family	Elateridae	Crassulaceae
Genus	Ampedus	Kalanchoe
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Kalanchoe daigremontiana

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Devil's backbone

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Devil's backbone
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.

Devil's backbone

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius, South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Italy, Portugal, Spain), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands), and South America (Colombia, Peru, Venezuela).

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.