Cardinal Click Beetle vs Muchlenbergella Overina

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Sambucus tigranii

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Muchlenbergella Overina is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Muchlenbergella Overina
Kingdom	Animalia (животные)	Plantae (растения)
Phylum	Arthropoda (членистоногие)	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)
Class	Insecta (насекомые)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (жесткокрылые)	Dipsacales (Ворсянкоцветные)
Family	Elateridae	Viburnaceae
Genus	Ampedus	Sambucus
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Sambucus tigranii

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Muchlenbergella Overina

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Muchlenbergella Overina
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.

Muchlenbergella Overina

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.