Cardinal Click Beetle vs Mérida Brocket

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Mazama bricenii

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Mérida Brocket is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Mérida Brocket
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Elateridae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Ampedus	Mazama
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Mazama bricenii

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Mérida Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Mérida Brocket
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.

Mérida Brocket

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.