Cardinal Click Beetle vs Superb Cyanea

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Cyanea superba

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Superb Cyanea is Extinct in the Wild.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Superb Cyanea
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Cnidaria (Cnidarians)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Scyphozoa (Scyphozoa)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Semaeostomeae (Semaeostomeae)
Family	Elateridae	Cyaneidae
Genus	Ampedus	Cyanea
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Cyanea superba

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Superb Cyanea

EW — Extinct in the Wild

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Superb Cyanea
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.

Superb Cyanea

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.