Cardinal Click Beetle vs Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Dicrurus remifer

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Elateridae	Dicruridae
Genus	Ampedus	Dicrurus
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Dicrurus remifer

Evolutionary Relationship

Cardinal Click Beetle and Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo
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.

Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway