Cardinal Click Beetle vs Grooved Cavalier

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Melanoleuca grammopodia

Key Differences

Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Grooved Cavalier is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Grooved Cavalier
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Fungi (เห็ดรา)
Phylum	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (แมลง)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Coleoptera (อันดับด้วง)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Elateridae	Tricholomataceae
Genus	Ampedus	Melanoleuca
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Melanoleuca grammopodia

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Grooved Cavalier

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Grooved Cavalier
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.

Grooved Cavalier

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark 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.