Cardinal Click Beetle vs Great Dart

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Agrotis bigramma

Key Differences

Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Great Dart is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Great Dart
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	Noctuidae
Genus	Ampedus	Agrotis
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Agrotis bigramma

Evolutionary Relationship

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

View Class: Insecta

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Great Dart

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Great Dart
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.

Great Dart

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.

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.