Cardinal Click Beetle vs Prickly-flower Cyanea

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Cyanea aculeatiflora

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Prickly-flower Cyanea is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Prickly-flower 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 aculeatiflora

Evolutionary Relationship

Cardinal Click Beetle and Prickly-flower Cyanea share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Prickly-flower Cyanea

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Prickly-flower 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.

Prickly-flower 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.