Cardinal Click Beetle vs Fatspine spurdog

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Squalus crassispinus

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Fatspine spurdog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Fatspine spurdog
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Squaliformes (Squaliformes)
Family	Elateridae	Squalidae
Genus	Ampedus	Squalus
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Squalus crassispinus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Fatspine spurdog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Fatspine spurdog
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.

Fatspine spurdog

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.