Cardinal Click Beetle vs Fern Palm

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Cycas revoluta

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Fern Palm is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Fern Palm
Kingdom	Animalia (hayvan)	Plantae (bitki)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Eklem bacaklılar)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (böcek)	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)
Order	Coleoptera (Kın kanatlılar)	Cycadales (Cycadales)
Family	Elateridae	Cycadaceae
Genus	Ampedus	Cycas
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Cycas revoluta

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Fern Palm

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Fern Palm
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.

Fern Palm

Habitat

Native to Africa and Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (India, Taiwan), Europe (Portugal), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.