Cardinal Click Beetle vs Large Short-tailed Rat

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Brachyuromys ramirohitra

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Large Short-tailed Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Large Short-tailed Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Elateridae	Nesomyidae
Genus	Ampedus	Brachyuromys
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Brachyuromys ramirohitra

Evolutionary Relationship

Cardinal Click Beetle and Large Short-tailed Rat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Large Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Large Short-tailed Rat
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.

Large Short-tailed Rat

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.