Cardinal Click Beetle vs Flat-headed Kusimanse

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Crossarchus platycephalus

Key Differences

Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Flat-headed Kusimanse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Flat-headed Kusimanse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Elateridae	Herpestidae
Genus	Ampedus	Crossarchus
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Crossarchus platycephalus

Evolutionary Relationship

Cardinal Click Beetle and Flat-headed Kusimanse share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

View Kingdom: Animalia

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Flat-headed Kusimanse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Flat-headed Kusimanse
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.

Flat-headed Kusimanse

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.