Cardinal Click Beetle vs Florida Willow

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Salix floridana

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Florida Willow is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Florida Willow
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (แมลง)	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)
Order	Coleoptera (อันดับด้วง)	Malpighiales (อันดับโนรา)
Family	Elateridae	Salicaceae
Genus	Ampedus	Salix
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Salix floridana

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Florida Willow

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Florida Willow
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.

Florida Willow

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.