Cardinal Click Beetle vs Longhorned Pygmy Devil Ray

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Mobula eregoodoo

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Longhorned Pygmy Devil Ray is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Longhorned Pygmy Devil Ray
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Insecta (แมลง)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Coleoptera (อันดับด้วง)	Myliobatiformes (อันดับปลากระเบน)
Family	Elateridae	Myliobatidae
Genus	Ampedus	Mobula
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Mobula eregoodoo

Evolutionary Relationship

Cardinal Click Beetle and Longhorned Pygmy Devil Ray share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (สัตว์)

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Longhorned Pygmy Devil Ray

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Longhorned Pygmy Devil Ray
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.

Longhorned Pygmy Devil Ray

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.