Cardinal Click Beetle vs Four-spotted Chaser

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Libellula quadrimaculata

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Four-spotted Chaser is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Four-spotted Chaser
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (artrópode)	Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class same	Insecta (inseto)	Insecta (inseto)
Order	Coleoptera (besouro)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Elateridae	Libellulidae
Genus	Ampedus	Libellula
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Libellula quadrimaculata

Evolutionary Relationship

Cardinal Click Beetle and Four-spotted Chaser share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (inseto)

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Four-spotted Chaser

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Four-spotted Chaser
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.

Four-spotted Chaser

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

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.

Four-spotted Chaser

A libelinha-de-quatro-manchas (Libellula quadrimaculata) está classificada como Pouco Preocupante (LC) na Lista Vermelha da UICN. Amplamente distribuída e abundante em sua área de ocorrência, com populações estáveis e sem preocupações imediatas de conservação.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden