Arrowhead Spiketail vs Cardinal Click Beetle

Cordulegaster obliqua compared with Ampedus cardinalis

Key Differences

• Arrowhead Spiketail is Least Concern while Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arrowhead Spiketail	Cardinal Click Beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Cordulegastridae	Elateridae
Genus	Cordulegaster	Ampedus
Species	Cordulegaster obliqua	Ampedus cardinalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Arrowhead Spiketail and Cardinal Click Beetle share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Arrowhead Spiketail

LC — Least Concern

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arrowhead Spiketail	Cardinal Click Beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arrowhead Spiketail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.

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.

Arrowhead Spiketail

The Arrowhead Spiketail, Cordulegaster obliqua, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.