Cardinal Click Beetle vs amarante tuberculée

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Amaranthus tuberculatus

Key Differences

Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while amarante tuberculée is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	amarante tuberculée
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (insecte)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Elateridae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Ampedus	Amaranthus
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Amaranthus tuberculatus

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

amarante tuberculée

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	amarante tuberculée
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.

amarante tuberculée

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (10 countries), and North America (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.