Cardinal Click Beetle vs Green Mountain Grasshopper

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Miramella alpina

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Green Mountain Grasshopper is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Green Mountain Grasshopper
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Orthoptera (Orthoptera)
Family	Elateridae	Acrididae
Genus	Ampedus	Miramella
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Miramella alpina

Evolutionary Relationship

Cardinal Click Beetle and Green Mountain Grasshopper share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Green Mountain Grasshopper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Green Mountain Grasshopper
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.

Green Mountain Grasshopper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.