Brown-Belted Bumble Bee vs Cardinal Click Beetle

Bombus griseocollis compared with Ampedus cardinalis

Key Differences

• Brown-Belted Bumble Bee is Least Concern while Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown-Belted Bumble Bee	Cardinal Click Beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Apidae (Bees)	Elateridae
Genus	Bombus	Ampedus
Species	Bombus griseocollis	Ampedus cardinalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown-Belted Bumble Bee and Cardinal Click Beetle share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Brown-Belted Bumble Bee

LC — Least Concern

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown-Belted Bumble Bee	Cardinal Click Beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown-Belted Bumble Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.

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.

Brown-Belted Bumble Bee

The Brown-Belted Bumble Bee (Bombus griseocollis) is a species in the genus Bombus. 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.