Cardinal Click Beetle vs Cardinal Spider

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Tegenaria parietina

Key Differences

Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Cardinal Spider is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Cardinal Spider
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Elateridae	Agelenidae
Genus	Ampedus	Tegenaria
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Tegenaria parietina

Evolutionary Relationship

Cardinal Click Beetle and Cardinal Spider share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Arthropoda. (Arthropods)

View Phylum: Arthropoda

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Cardinal Spider

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Cardinal Spider
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

Cardinal Spider

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Austria, Belgium, Denmark, and Portugal.

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.

Cardinal Spider

The Cardinal Spider (Tegenaria parietina) is a species in the genus Tegenaria. It is currently classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.