Cardinal Click Beetle vs Hepatica

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Hepatica nobilis

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Hepatica is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Hepatica
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (แมลง)	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)
Order	Coleoptera (อันดับด้วง)	Ranunculales (อันดับพวงแก้วกุดั่น)
Family	Elateridae	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Ampedus	Hepatica
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Hepatica nobilis

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Hepatica

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Hepatica
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.

Hepatica

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries) and North America (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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden