Cardinal Click Beetle vs North American porcupine

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Erethizon dorsatus

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while North American porcupine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	North American porcupine
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Elateridae	Erethizontidae
Genus	Ampedus	Erethizon
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Erethizon dorsatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Cardinal Click Beetle and North American porcupine share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

North American porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	North American porcupine
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.

North American porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

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.