Cardinal Click Beetle vs Red-backed Flameback

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Dinopium psarodes

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Red-backed Flameback is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Red-backed Flameback
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Piciformes (Piciformes)
Family	Elateridae	Picidae
Genus	Ampedus	Dinopium
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Dinopium psarodes

Evolutionary Relationship

Cardinal Click Beetle and Red-backed Flameback share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Red-backed Flameback

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Red-backed Flameback
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.

Red-backed Flameback

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

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.