Arctic Fritillary vs Cardinal Click Beetle

Boloria chariclea compared with Ampedus cardinalis

Key Differences

• Arctic Fritillary is Least Concern while Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic Fritillary	Cardinal Click Beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (hayvan)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Eklem bacaklılar)	Arthropoda (Eklem bacaklılar)
Class same	Insecta (böcek)	Insecta (böcek)
Order	Lepidoptera (Pul kanatlılar)	Coleoptera (Kın kanatlılar)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Elateridae
Genus	Boloria	Ampedus
Species	Boloria chariclea	Ampedus cardinalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Arctic Fritillary and Cardinal Click Beetle share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (böcek)

Conservation Status

Arctic Fritillary

LC — Least Concern

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic Fritillary	Cardinal Click Beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arctic Fritillary

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Finland, Norway, Russia, and Sweden.

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.

Arctic Fritillary

The Arctic Fritillary (Boloria chariclea) is a species in the genus Boloria. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden