Cardinal Click Beetle vs Japanese Macaque

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Macaca fuscata

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Japanese Macaque is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Japanese Macaque
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Elateridae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Ampedus	Macaca
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Macaca fuscata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Japanese Macaque

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Japanese Macaque
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.

Japanese Macaque

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in 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.