Cardinal Click Beetle vs parma wallaby

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Macropus parma

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while parma wallaby is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	parma wallaby
Kingdom same	Animalia (حيوانات)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum	Arthropoda (مفصليات الأرجل)	Chordata (حبليات)
Class	Insecta (حشرات)	Mammalia (ثدييات)
Order	Coleoptera (خنفساء)	Diprotodontia (ثنائيات الأسنان الأمامية)
Family	Elateridae	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)
Genus	Ampedus	Macropus (Kangaroos)
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Macropus parma

Evolutionary Relationship

Cardinal Click Beetle and parma wallaby share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (حيوانات)

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

parma wallaby

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	parma wallaby
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.

parma wallaby

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Oceanian realms.

Range

Found in New Zealand. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.