Cardinal Click Beetle vs Mark's Cyanea

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Cyanea marksii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Mark's Cyanea
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Cnidaria (Cnidarians)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Scyphozoa (Scyphozoa)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Semaeostomeae (Semaeostomeae)
Family	Elateridae	Cyaneidae
Genus	Ampedus	Cyanea
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Cyanea marksii

Evolutionary Relationship

Cardinal Click Beetle and Mark's Cyanea share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Mark's Cyanea

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Mark's Cyanea
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.

Mark's Cyanea

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.