Cardinal Click Beetle vs Emilia s Gracile Opossum

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Gracilinanus emiliae

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Emilia s Gracile Opossum is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Emilia s Gracile Opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Elateridae	Didelphidae
Genus	Ampedus	Gracilinanus
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Gracilinanus emiliae

Evolutionary Relationship

Cardinal Click Beetle and Emilia s Gracile Opossum share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Emilia s Gracile Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Emilia s Gracile Opossum
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.

Emilia s Gracile Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

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.