Cardinal Click Beetle vs Dark Woolly Bat

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Kerivoula furva

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Dark Woolly Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Dark Woolly Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Elateridae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Ampedus	Kerivoula
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Kerivoula furva

Evolutionary Relationship

Cardinal Click Beetle and Dark Woolly Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Dark Woolly Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Dark Woolly Bat
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.

Dark Woolly Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.