Cardinal Click Beetle vs Dancing Dropwing

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Trithemis pallidinervis

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Dancing Dropwing is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Dancing Dropwing
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (artrópodos)	Arthropoda (artrópodos)
Class same	Insecta (insecto)	Insecta (insecto)
Order	Coleoptera (coleópteros)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Elateridae	Libellulidae
Genus	Ampedus	Trithemis
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Trithemis pallidinervis

Evolutionary Relationship

Cardinal Click Beetle and Dancing Dropwing share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (insecto)

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Dancing Dropwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Dancing Dropwing
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.

Dancing Dropwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.