Cardinal Click Beetle vs Playero dorso rojo

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Calidris alpina

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Playero dorso rojo is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Playero dorso rojo
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópodos)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Insecta (insecto)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Coleoptera (coleópteros)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family	Elateridae	Scolopacidae
Genus	Ampedus	Calidris
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Calidris alpina

Evolutionary Relationship

Cardinal Click Beetle and Playero dorso rojo share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Playero dorso rojo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Playero dorso rojo
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.

Playero dorso rojo

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

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.

Playero dorso rojo

El correlimos común (Calidris alpina) está clasificado como Preocupación Menor (LC) en la Lista Roja de la UICN. Ampliamente distribuido y abundante en su área de distribución, con poblaciones estables y sin preocupaciones de conservación inmediatas.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden