Cardinal Click Beetle vs Three-striped Dasher

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Micrathyria didyma

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Three-striped Dasher is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Three-striped Dasher
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Elateridae	Libellulidae
Genus	Ampedus	Micrathyria
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Micrathyria didyma

Evolutionary Relationship

Cardinal Click Beetle and Three-striped Dasher share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Three-striped Dasher

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Three-striped Dasher
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.

Three-striped Dasher

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and 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.