Cardinal Click Beetle vs Vilcabamba Tapaculo

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Scytalopus urubambae

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Vilcabamba Tapaculo is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Vilcabamba Tapaculo
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Elateridae	Rhinocryptidae
Genus	Ampedus	Scytalopus
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Scytalopus urubambae

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Vilcabamba Tapaculo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Vilcabamba Tapaculo
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.

Vilcabamba Tapaculo

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway