Cardinal Click Beetle vs Greater Yellow-shouldered Bat

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Sturnira magna

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Greater Yellow-shouldered Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Greater Yellow-shouldered Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Elateridae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Ampedus	Sturnira
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Sturnira magna

Evolutionary Relationship

Cardinal Click Beetle and Greater Yellow-shouldered Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Greater Yellow-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Greater Yellow-shouldered 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.

Greater Yellow-shouldered Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

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.