Cardinal Click Beetle vs Cascade Mountain-Ash

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Sorbus scopulina

Key Differences

Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Cascade Mountain-Ash is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Cascade Mountain-Ash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópode)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (inseto)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (besouro)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Elateridae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Ampedus	Sorbus
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Sorbus scopulina

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Cascade Mountain-Ash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Cascade Mountain-Ash
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.

Cascade Mountain-Ash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, 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.

Cascade Mountain-Ash

The Cascade Mountain-ash (Sorbus scopulina) is a species in the genus Sorbus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.