Cardinal Click Beetle vs Mountain Tea

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Sideritis hyssopifolia

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Mountain Tea is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Mountain Tea
Kingdom	Animalia (животные)	Plantae (растения)
Phylum	Arthropoda (членистоногие)	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)
Class	Insecta (насекомые)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (жесткокрылые)	Lamiales (ясноткоцветные)
Family	Elateridae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Ampedus	Sideritis
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Sideritis hyssopifolia

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Mountain Tea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Mountain Tea
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.

Mountain Tea

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Portugal.

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.