Cardinal Click Beetle vs sun shell

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Astraea heliotropium

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while sun shell is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	sun shell
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Trochida (Trochida)
Family	Elateridae	Turbinidae
Genus	Ampedus	Astraea
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Astraea heliotropium

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

sun shell

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	sun shell
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.

sun shell

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Found in New Zealand.

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.