Cardinal Click Beetle vs Chipe coronado

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Setophaga coronata

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Chipe coronado is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Chipe coronado
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópodos)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Insecta (insecto)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Coleoptera (coleópteros)	Passeriformes (paseriformes)
Family	Elateridae	Parulidae
Genus	Ampedus	Setophaga
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Setophaga coronata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Chipe coronado

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Chipe coronado
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.

Chipe coronado

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Norway, Sweden, United States, and 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden