Cardinal Click Beetle vs smooth giant clam

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Tridacna derasa

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while smooth giant clam is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	smooth giant clam
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Cardiida (Cardiida)
Family	Elateridae	Cardiidae
Genus	Ampedus	Tridacna
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Tridacna derasa

Evolutionary Relationship

Cardinal Click Beetle and smooth giant clam share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

smooth giant clam

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	smooth giant clam
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.

smooth giant clam

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Marshall Islands and Taiwan. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.