Black-winged Dragonlet vs Cardinal Click Beetle

Erythrodiplax funerea compared with Ampedus cardinalis

Key Differences

• Black-winged Dragonlet is Least Concern while Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-winged Dragonlet	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	Libellulidae	Elateridae
Genus	Erythrodiplax	Ampedus
Species	Erythrodiplax funerea	Ampedus cardinalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-winged Dragonlet and Cardinal Click Beetle share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Black-winged Dragonlet

LC — Least Concern

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-winged Dragonlet	Cardinal Click Beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-winged Dragonlet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.

Black-winged Dragonlet

The Black-winged Dragonlet (Erythrodiplax funerea) is a species in the genus Erythrodiplax. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found in 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.