Cardinal Click Beetle vs Sepiola intermedia

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Sepiola intermedia

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Sepiola intermedia is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Sepiola intermedia
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópodos)	Mollusca (moluscos)
Class	Insecta (insecto)	Cephalopoda (Cefalópodos)
Order	Coleoptera (coleópteros)	Sepiida (Sepiida)
Family	Elateridae	Sepiolidae
Genus	Ampedus	Sepiola
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Sepiola intermedia

Evolutionary Relationship

Cardinal Click Beetle and Sepiola intermedia share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Sepiola intermedia

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Sepiola intermedia
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.

Sepiola intermedia

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.