Cardinal Click Beetle vs Orange Featherleg

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Platycnemis acutipennis

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Orange Featherleg is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Orange Featherleg
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Elateridae	Platycnemididae
Genus	Ampedus	Platycnemis
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Platycnemis acutipennis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Orange Featherleg

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Orange Featherleg
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.

Orange Featherleg

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.