Cardinal Click Beetle vs

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Stephanoeca kentii

Key Differences

Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Protozoa (protozoo)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópodos)	Choanozoa (Choanozoa)
Class	Insecta (insecto)	Choanoflagellatea (Choanomonada)
Order	Coleoptera (coleópteros)	Choanoflagellida (Choanoflagellida)
Family	Elateridae	Acanthoecidae
Genus	Ampedus	Stephanoeca
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Stephanoeca kentii

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle
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.

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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.

Stephanoeca kentii es un coanoflagelado loricado, un organismo unicelular marino que construye una delicada estructura en forma de cesta (lorica) de tiras siliceas que rodean su celula. Habita aguas costeras y oceanicas, donde se alimenta de bacterias picoplanctonicas. Los coanoflagelados como esta especie son de interes cientifico por ser los parientes unicelulares vivos mas cercanos a los animales.