Cardinal Click Beetle vs Gilled lungfish

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Protopterus amphibius

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Gilled lungfish is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Gilled lungfish
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Dipneusti (Dipneusti)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Ceratodontiformes (Ceratodontiformes)
Family	Elateridae	Protopteridae
Genus	Ampedus	Protopterus
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Protopterus amphibius

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Gilled lungfish

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Gilled lungfish
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.

Gilled lungfish

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.