Cardinal Click Beetle vs Plum-throated Cotinga

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Cotinga maynana

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Plum-throated Cotinga is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Plum-throated Cotinga
Kingdom same	Animalia (حيوانات)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum	Arthropoda (مفصليات الأرجل)	Chordata (حبليات)
Class	Insecta (حشرات)	Aves (طيور)
Order	Coleoptera (خنفساء)	Passeriformes (جواثم)
Family	Elateridae	Cotingidae
Genus	Ampedus	Cotinga
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Cotinga maynana

Evolutionary Relationship

Cardinal Click Beetle and Plum-throated Cotinga share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (حيوانات)

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Plum-throated Cotinga

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Plum-throated Cotinga
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.

Plum-throated Cotinga

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway.

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 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway