Blue-eyed Hooktail vs Cardinal Click Beetle

Onychogomphus uncatus compared with Ampedus cardinalis

Key Differences

• Blue-eyed Hooktail is Least Concern while Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-eyed Hooktail	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	Gomphidae	Elateridae
Genus	Onychogomphus	Ampedus
Species	Onychogomphus uncatus	Ampedus cardinalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Blue-eyed Hooktail and Cardinal Click Beetle share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Blue-eyed Hooktail

LC — Least Concern

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-eyed Hooktail	Cardinal Click Beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue-eyed Hooktail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.

Blue-eyed Hooktail

The Blue Eyed Hooktail (Onychogomphus uncatus) is a species in the genus Onychogomphus. It is currently classified 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.