Cardinal Click Beetle vs orangeback flying squid

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Sthenoteuthis pteropus

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while orangeback flying squid is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	orangeback flying squid
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Cephalopoda (Cephalopods)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Oegopsida (Oegopsida)
Family	Elateridae	Ommastrephidae
Genus	Ampedus	Sthenoteuthis
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Sthenoteuthis pteropus

Evolutionary Relationship

Cardinal Click Beetle and orangeback flying squid share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

orangeback flying squid

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	orangeback flying 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.

orangeback flying squid

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.