Cardinal Click Beetle vs Jerusalem artichoke

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Helianthus tuberosus

Key Differences

Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Jerusalem artichoke is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Jerusalem artichoke
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)	Asterales (キク目)
Family	Elateridae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Ampedus	Helianthus (Sunflowers)
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Helianthus tuberosus

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Jerusalem artichoke

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Jerusalem artichoke
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.

Jerusalem artichoke

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Libya, Rwanda, Seychelles), Asia (10 countries), Europe (37 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Chile).

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.