Bure Long-legged Fly vs Cardinal Click Beetle

Dolichopus nigripes compared with Ampedus cardinalis

Key Differences

• Bure Long-legged Fly is Data Deficient while Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bure Long-legged Fly	Cardinal Click Beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Dolichopodidae	Elateridae
Genus	Dolichopus	Ampedus
Species	Dolichopus nigripes	Ampedus cardinalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Bure Long-legged Fly and Cardinal Click Beetle share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Bure Long-legged Fly

DD — Data Deficient

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bure Long-legged Fly	Cardinal Click Beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bure Long-legged Fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Bure Long-legged Fly

The Bure Long-legged Fly (Dolichopus nigripes) is a species in the genus Dolichopus. It is currently classified as Data Deficient 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden