Cardinal Click Beetle vs sea beard

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Nemertesia antennina

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while sea beard is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	sea beard
Kingdom same	Animalia (động vật)	Animalia (động vật)
Phylum	Arthropoda (động vật Chân khớp)	Cnidaria (Sứa lông châm)
Class	Insecta (côn trùng)	Hydrozoa (Hydrozoa)
Order	Coleoptera (Bọ cánh cứng)	Leptothecata (Leptothecata)
Family	Elateridae	Plumulariidae
Genus	Ampedus	Nemertesia
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Nemertesia antennina

Evolutionary Relationship

Cardinal Click Beetle and sea beard share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (động vật)

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

sea beard

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	sea beard
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.

sea beard

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden.

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