Cardinal Click Beetle vs Mountain Serpent Eagle

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Spilornis kinabaluensis

Key Differences

Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Mountain Serpent Eagle is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Mountain Serpent Eagle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)
Family	Elateridae	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)
Genus	Ampedus	Spilornis
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Spilornis kinabaluensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Cardinal Click Beetle and Mountain Serpent Eagle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

View Kingdom: Animalia

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Mountain Serpent Eagle

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Mountain Serpent Eagle
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.

Mountain Serpent Eagle

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.