Cardinal Click Beetle vs Silverleaf cotoneaster

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Cotoneaster pannosus

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Silverleaf cotoneaster is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Silverleaf cotoneaster
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (แมลง)	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)
Order	Coleoptera (อันดับด้วง)	Rosales (อันดับกุหลาบ)
Family	Elateridae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Ampedus	Cotoneaster
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Cotoneaster pannosus

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Silverleaf cotoneaster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Silverleaf cotoneaster
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.

Silverleaf cotoneaster

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Colombia, Uruguay).

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.