Cardinal Click Beetle vs forest johnnyberry

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Miconia calycina

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while forest johnnyberry is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	forest johnnyberry
Kingdom	Animalia (hayvan)	Plantae (bitki)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Eklem bacaklılar)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (böcek)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Kın kanatlılar)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Elateridae	Melastomataceae
Genus	Ampedus	Miconia
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Miconia calycina

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

forest johnnyberry

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	forest johnnyberry
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.

forest johnnyberry

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found in Cuba. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.