Cardinal Click Beetle vs Dowdy Plume

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Stenoptilia zophodactylus

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Dowdy Plume is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Dowdy Plume
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Elateridae	Pterophoridae
Genus	Ampedus	Stenoptilia
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Stenoptilia zophodactylus

Evolutionary Relationship

Cardinal Click Beetle and Dowdy Plume share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Dowdy Plume

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Dowdy Plume
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.

Dowdy Plume

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (11 countries), Europe (26 countries), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Ecuador, Paraguay).

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 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇨🇭 Switzerland