Cardinal Click Beetle vs Indian Maple

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Acer caesium

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Indian Maple is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Indian Maple
Kingdom	Animalia (животные)	Plantae (растения)
Phylum	Arthropoda (членистоногие)	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)
Class	Insecta (насекомые)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (жесткокрылые)	Sapindales (сапиндоцветные)
Family	Elateridae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Ampedus	Acer
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Acer caesium

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Indian Maple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Indian Maple
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.

Indian Maple

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.