Cardinal Click Beetle vs

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Sphingobacterium yanglingense

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle
Kingdom	Animalia (животные)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Arthropoda (членистоногие)	Bacteroidota (Bacteroidota)
Class	Insecta (насекомые)	Bacteroidia (Bacteroidia)
Order	Coleoptera (жесткокрылые)	Sphingobacteriales (Sphingobacteriales)
Family	Elateridae	Sphingobacteriaceae
Genus	Ampedus	Sphingobacterium
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Sphingobacterium yanglingense

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle
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.

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.

Sphingobacterium yanglingense is a yellow-pigmented Gram-negative bacterium first described from Yangling, China. It inhabits agricultural soils and plant-associated environments in East Asian regions. This aerobic chemoheterotroph decomposes organic matter and contributes to soil microbial diversity in temperate agricultural landscapes.