Cardinal Click Beetle vs northern night monkey

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Aotus trivirgatus

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while northern night monkey is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	northern night monkey
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Elateridae	Aotidae
Genus	Ampedus	Aotus
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Aotus trivirgatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Cardinal Click Beetle and northern night monkey share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

northern night monkey

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	northern night monkey
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.

northern night monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

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.