Cardinal Click Beetle vs Moorwiesenvögelchen

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Coenonympha oedippus

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Moorwiesenvögelchen is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Moorwiesenvögelchen
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class same	Insecta (Insekten)	Insecta (Insekten)
Order	Coleoptera (Käfer)	Lepidoptera (Schmetterlinge)
Family	Elateridae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Ampedus	Coenonympha
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Coenonympha oedippus

Evolutionary Relationship

Cardinal Click Beetle and Moorwiesenvögelchen share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insekten)

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Moorwiesenvögelchen

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Moorwiesenvögelchen
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.

Moorwiesenvögelchen

Habitat

Inhabits temperate broadleaf and mixed forests and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found across Europe (15 countries). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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 1 countries:

🇨🇭 Switzerland