Cardinal Click Beetle vs Twilight Darner

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Gynacantha nervosa

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Twilight Darner is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Twilight Darner
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	Aeshnidae
Genus	Ampedus	Gynacantha
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Gynacantha nervosa

Evolutionary Relationship

Cardinal Click Beetle and Twilight Darner share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Twilight Darner

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Twilight Darner
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.

Twilight Darner

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.