Cardinal Click Beetle vs dusky antechinus

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Antechinus swainsonii

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while dusky antechinus is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	dusky antechinus
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Elateridae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Ampedus	Antechinus
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Antechinus swainsonii

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

dusky antechinus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	dusky antechinus
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.

dusky antechinus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.