Cardinal Click Beetle vs Tumbes round stingray

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Urobatis tumbesensis

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Tumbes round stingray is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Tumbes round stingray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Elateridae	Urotrygonidae
Genus	Ampedus	Urobatis
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Urobatis tumbesensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Cardinal Click Beetle and Tumbes round stingray share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Tumbes round stingray

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Tumbes round stingray
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.

Tumbes round stingray

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.