Cardinal Click Beetle vs Deer Mouse

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Peromyscus maniculatus

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Deer Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Deer Mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Elateridae	Cricetidae
Genus	Ampedus	Peromyscus
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Peromyscus maniculatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Cardinal Click Beetle and Deer Mouse share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Deer Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Deer Mouse
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.

Deer Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

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.