Cardinal Click Beetle vs Lemon-rumped Tanager

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Ramphocelus icteronotus

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Lemon-rumped Tanager is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Lemon-rumped Tanager
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Elateridae	Thraupidae
Genus	Ampedus	Ramphocelus
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Ramphocelus icteronotus

Evolutionary Relationship

Cardinal Click Beetle and Lemon-rumped Tanager share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Lemon-rumped Tanager

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Lemon-rumped Tanager
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.

Lemon-rumped Tanager

Habitat

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

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.