Cardinal Click Beetle vs Pacific Maple

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Aglaia cucullata

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Pacific Maple is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Pacific Maple
Kingdom	Animalia (प्राणी)	Plantae (पादप)
Phylum	Arthropoda (सन्धिपाद)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (कीट)	Magnoliopsida (मैग्नोलियोप्सीडा)
Order	Coleoptera (वर्मपंखी गण)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Elateridae	Meliaceae
Genus	Ampedus	Aglaia
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Aglaia cucullata

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Pacific Maple

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Pacific Maple
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.

Pacific Maple

Habitat

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

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.