Cardinal Click Beetle vs Sweetscented marigold

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Tagetes lucida

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Sweetscented marigold
Kingdom	Animalia (животные)	Plantae (растения)
Phylum	Arthropoda (членистоногие)	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)
Class	Insecta (насекомые)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (жесткокрылые)	Asterales (астроцветные)
Family	Elateridae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Ampedus	Tagetes
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Tagetes lucida

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Sweetscented marigold

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Sweetscented marigold
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.

Sweetscented marigold

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Congo (DRC), India, 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.