ophiuse de lastragale vs Cardinal Click Beetle

Lygephila pastinum compared with Ampedus cardinalis

Key Differences

• ophiuse de lastragale is Least Concern while Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	ophiuse de lastragale	Cardinal Click Beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Arthropoda (arthropodes)
Class same	Insecta (insecte)	Insecta (insecte)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Erebidae	Elateridae
Genus	Lygephila	Ampedus
Species	Lygephila pastinum	Ampedus cardinalis

Evolutionary Relationship

ophiuse de lastragale and Cardinal Click Beetle share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (insecte)

Conservation Status

ophiuse de lastragale

LC — Least Concern

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	ophiuse de lastragale	Cardinal Click Beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

ophiuse de lastragale

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Cabo Verde, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

ophiuse de lastragale

The Blackneck (Lygephila pastinum) is a species in the genus Lygephila. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

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