Cardinal Click Beetle vs small heath

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Coenonympha pamphilus

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while small heath is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	small heath
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (節足動物)	Arthropoda (節足動物)
Class same	Insecta (昆虫)	Insecta (昆虫)
Order	Coleoptera (コウチュウ目)	Lepidoptera (チョウ目)
Family	Elateridae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Ampedus	Coenonympha
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Coenonympha pamphilus

Evolutionary Relationship

Cardinal Click Beetle and small heath share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (昆虫)

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

small heath

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	small heath
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.

small heath

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (40 countries).

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.

small heath

スモールヒース(Coenonympha pamphilus)はIUCNレッドリストで軽度懸念(LC)に分類されている。分布域全体にわたって広く分布し個体数が豊富で、個体数は安定しており直接的な保全上の懸念はない。

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇨🇭 Switzerland