Cardinal Click Beetle vs Guyanese arrowhead

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Sagittaria guayanensis

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Guyanese arrowhead is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Guyanese arrowhead
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Arthropoda (節足動物)	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)
Class	Insecta (昆虫)	Liliopsida (単子葉植物綱)
Order	Coleoptera (コウチュウ目)	Alismatales (オモダカ目)
Family	Elateridae	Alismataceae
Genus	Ampedus	Sagittaria
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Sagittaria guayanensis

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Guyanese arrowhead

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Guyanese arrowhead
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.

Guyanese arrowhead

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Comoros, Madagascar, and 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.