Cardinal Click Beetle vs Paucident planigale

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Planigale gilesi

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Paucident planigale is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Paucident planigale
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Elateridae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Ampedus	Planigale
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Planigale gilesi

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Paucident planigale

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Paucident planigale
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.

Paucident planigale

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.