Cardinal Click Beetle vs Japanese Squid

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Loliolus japonica

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Japanese Squid is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Japanese Squid
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Cephalopoda (Cephalopods)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Myopsida (Myopsida)
Family	Elateridae	Loliginidae
Genus	Ampedus	Loliolus
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Loliolus japonica

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Japanese Squid

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Japanese Squid
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.

Japanese Squid

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.