Berger's Clouded Yellow vs Cardinal Click Beetle

Colias alfacariensis compared with Ampedus cardinalis

Key Differences

Berger's Clouded Yellow is Not Evaluated while Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Berger's Clouded Yellow	Cardinal Click Beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Pieridae	Elateridae
Genus	Colias	Ampedus
Species	Colias alfacariensis	Ampedus cardinalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Berger's Clouded Yellow and Cardinal Click Beetle share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

View Class: Insecta

Conservation Status

Berger's Clouded Yellow

NE — Not Evaluated

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Berger's Clouded Yellow	Cardinal Click Beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Berger's Clouded Yellow

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (34 countries).

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.

Berger's Clouded Yellow

The Berger's Clouded Yellow (Colias alfacariensis) is a species in the genus Colias. 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.