Cardinal Click Beetle vs Snow Protea

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Protea cryophila

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Snow Protea is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Snow Protea
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)	Proteales (ヤマモガシ目)
Family	Elateridae	Proteaceae
Genus	Ampedus	Protea
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Protea cryophila

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Snow Protea

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Snow Protea
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.

Snow Protea

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.