Cardinal Click Beetle vs Gilded Flicker

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Colaptes chrysoides

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Gilded Flicker is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Gilded Flicker
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Piciformes (Piciformes)
Family	Elateridae	Picidae
Genus	Ampedus	Colaptes
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Colaptes chrysoides

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Gilded Flicker

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Gilded Flicker
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.

Gilded Flicker

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway