Cardinal Click Beetle vs East African little collared fruit bat

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Myonycteris relicta

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while East African little collared fruit bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	East African little collared fruit bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Elateridae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Ampedus	Myonycteris
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Myonycteris relicta

Evolutionary Relationship

Cardinal Click Beetle and East African little collared fruit bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

East African little collared fruit bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	East African little collared fruit 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.

East African little collared fruit bat

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Kenya. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.