Cardinal Click Beetle vs oseille à valves triangulaires

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Rumex triangulivalvis

Key Differences

Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while oseille à valves triangulaires is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	oseille à valves triangulaires
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (insecte)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Elateridae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Ampedus	Rumex
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Rumex triangulivalvis

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

oseille à valves triangulaires

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	oseille à valves triangulaires
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.

oseille à valves triangulaires

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (15 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.