Cardinal Click Beetle vs Tormentil Mining Bee

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Andrena tarsata

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Tormentil Mining Bee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Tormentil Mining Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (động vật)	Animalia (động vật)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (động vật Chân khớp)	Arthropoda (động vật Chân khớp)
Class same	Insecta (côn trùng)	Insecta (côn trùng)
Order	Coleoptera (Bọ cánh cứng)	Hymenoptera (Bộ Cánh màng)
Family	Elateridae	Andrenidae
Genus	Ampedus	Andrena
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Andrena tarsata

Evolutionary Relationship

Cardinal Click Beetle and Tormentil Mining Bee share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (côn trùng)

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Tormentil Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Tormentil Mining Bee
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.

Tormentil Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, 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 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden