Cardinal Click Beetle vs Maple

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Acer rubrum

Key Differences

Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Maple is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Maple
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (แมลง)	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)
Order	Coleoptera (อันดับด้วง)	Sapindales (อันดับเงาะ)
Family	Elateridae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Ampedus	Acer
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Acer rubrum

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Maple

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Maple
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.

Maple

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Armenia), Europe (Belgium, Denmark, Norway), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.