Cardinal Click Beetle vs plicate door snail

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Macrogastra plicatula

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while plicate door snail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	plicate door snail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópodos)	Mollusca (moluscos)
Class	Insecta (insecto)	Gastropoda (gastrópodos)
Order	Coleoptera (coleópteros)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Elateridae	Clausiliidae
Genus	Ampedus	Macrogastra
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Macrogastra plicatula

Evolutionary Relationship

Cardinal Click Beetle and plicate door snail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

plicate door snail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	plicate door snail
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.

plicate door snail

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Ukraine.

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 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden