Cardinal Click Beetle vs Spitting Spider

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Scytodes thoracica

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Spitting Spider is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Spitting Spider
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Elateridae	Scytodidae
Genus	Ampedus	Scytodes
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Scytodes thoracica

Evolutionary Relationship

Cardinal Click Beetle and Spitting Spider share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Arthropoda. (Arthropods)

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Spitting Spider

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Spitting Spider
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.

Spitting Spider

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (28 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇨🇭 Switzerland