Cardinal Click Beetle vs Racket-tailed Emerald

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Dorocordulia libera

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Racket-tailed Emerald is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Racket-tailed Emerald
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)
Class same	Insecta (แมลง)	Insecta (แมลง)
Order	Coleoptera (อันดับด้วง)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Elateridae	Corduliidae
Genus	Ampedus	Dorocordulia
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Dorocordulia libera

Evolutionary Relationship

Cardinal Click Beetle and Racket-tailed Emerald share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (แมลง)

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Racket-tailed Emerald

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Racket-tailed Emerald
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.

Racket-tailed Emerald

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in 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.