Cardinal Click Beetle vs binaire

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Watsonalla binaria

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while binaire is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	binaire
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Arthropoda (arthropodes)
Class same	Insecta (insecte)	Insecta (insecte)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Elateridae	Drepanidae
Genus	Ampedus	Watsonalla
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Watsonalla binaria

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

binaire

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	binaire
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.

binaire

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden