Cardinal Click Beetle vs Williamson's Mouse-deer

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Tragulus williamsoni

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Williamson's Mouse-deer is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Williamson's Mouse-deer
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	Tragulidae
Genus	Ampedus	Tragulus
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Tragulus williamsoni

Evolutionary Relationship

Cardinal Click Beetle and Williamson's Mouse-deer share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Williamson's Mouse-deer

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Williamson's Mouse-deer
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.

Williamson's Mouse-deer

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.