Cardinal Click Beetle vs cherry-bark elm

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Ulmus villosa

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while cherry-bark elm is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	cherry-bark elm
Kingdom	Animalia (животные)	Plantae (растения)
Phylum	Arthropoda (членистоногие)	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)
Class	Insecta (насекомые)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (жесткокрылые)	Rosales (розоцветные)
Family	Elateridae	Ulmaceae
Genus	Ampedus	Ulmus
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Ulmus villosa

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

cherry-bark elm

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	cherry-bark elm
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.

cherry-bark elm

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.

cherry-bark elm

The cherry-bark elm (Ulmus villosa) is a species in the genus Ulmus. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.