Cardinal Click Beetle vs Red Serow

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Capricornis rubidus

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Red Serow is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Red Serow
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	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Ampedus	Capricornis
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Capricornis rubidus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Red Serow

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Red Serow
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.

Red Serow

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.