Cardinal Click Beetle vs devil clam

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Tridacna mbalavuana

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while devil clam is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	devil clam
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Cardiida (Cardiida)
Family	Elateridae	Cardiidae
Genus	Ampedus	Tridacna
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Tridacna mbalavuana

Evolutionary Relationship

Cardinal Click Beetle and devil clam share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

devil clam

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	devil clam
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.

devil clam

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.