Cardinal Click Beetle vs thick-lipped risso snail

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Rissoa membranacea

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while thick-lipped risso snail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	thick-lipped risso snail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Littorinimorpha (Littorinimorpha)
Family	Elateridae	Rissoidae
Genus	Ampedus	Rissoa
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Rissoa membranacea

Evolutionary Relationship

Cardinal Click Beetle and thick-lipped risso snail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

thick-lipped risso snail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	thick-lipped risso snail
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.

thick-lipped risso snail

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden