Cardinal Click Beetle vs Julia Creek dunnart

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Sminthopsis douglasi

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Julia Creek dunnart is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Julia Creek dunnart
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Elateridae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Ampedus	Sminthopsis
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Sminthopsis douglasi

Evolutionary Relationship

Cardinal Click Beetle and Julia Creek dunnart share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Julia Creek dunnart

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Julia Creek dunnart
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.

Julia Creek dunnart

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.