Cardinal Click Beetle vs Roughback Whipray

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Fluvitrygon kittipongi

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Roughback Whipray is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Roughback Whipray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Elateridae	Dasyatidae
Genus	Ampedus	Fluvitrygon
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Fluvitrygon kittipongi

Evolutionary Relationship

Cardinal Click Beetle and Roughback Whipray share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Roughback Whipray

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Roughback Whipray
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.

Roughback Whipray

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.