Cardinal Click Beetle vs pilipiliula

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Chrysopogon aciculatus

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while pilipiliula is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	pilipiliula
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)	Poales (イネ目)
Family	Elateridae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Ampedus	Chrysopogon
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Chrysopogon aciculatus

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

pilipiliula

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	pilipiliula
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.

pilipiliula

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Burkina Faso, Congo (DRC), Nigeria), Asia (5 countries), Europe (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (10 countries), and South America (Colombia).

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.