Cardinal Click Beetle vs Danube river snail

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Viviparus acerosus

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Danube river snail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Danube river snail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)
Family	Elateridae	Viviparidae
Genus	Ampedus	Viviparus
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Viviparus acerosus

Evolutionary Relationship

Cardinal Click Beetle and Danube river snail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Danube river snail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Danube river snail
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.

Danube river snail

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Germany, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

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.