Cardinal Click Beetle vs Devil fish

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Mobula mobular

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Devil fish is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Devil fish
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Arthropoda (節足動物)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Insecta (昆虫)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Coleoptera (コウチュウ目)	Myliobatiformes (トビエイ目)
Family	Elateridae	Myliobatidae
Genus	Ampedus	Mobula
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Mobula mobular

Evolutionary Relationship

Cardinal Click Beetle and Devil fish share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (動物)

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Devil fish

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Devil fish
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.

Devil fish

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Portugal. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.