Cardinal Click Beetle vs Catchfly

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Silene antirrhina

Key Differences

Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Catchfly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Catchfly
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Arthropoda (節足動物)	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)
Class	Insecta (昆虫)	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)
Order	Coleoptera (コウチュウ目)	Caryophyllales (ナデシコ目)
Family	Elateridae	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Ampedus	Silene
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Silene antirrhina

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Catchfly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Catchfly
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.

Catchfly

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (Hungary, Norway, Sweden), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Argentina, Brazil).

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.

Catchfly

The Catchfly (Silene antirrhina) is a species in the genus Silene. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.