Cardinal Click Beetle vs Web’s cuttlefish

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Sepiella weberi

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Web’s cuttlefish is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Web’s cuttlefish
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Cephalopoda (Cephalopods)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Sepiida (Sepiida)
Family	Elateridae	Sepiidae
Genus	Ampedus	Sepiella
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Sepiella weberi

Evolutionary Relationship

Cardinal Click Beetle and Web’s cuttlefish share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Web’s cuttlefish

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Web’s cuttlefish
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.

Web’s cuttlefish

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.