Cardinal Click Beetle vs Zeledon’s Mouse Opossum

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Marmosa zeledoni

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Zeledon’s Mouse Opossum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Zeledon’s Mouse Opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Elateridae	Didelphidae
Genus	Ampedus	Marmosa
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Marmosa zeledoni

Evolutionary Relationship

Cardinal Click Beetle and Zeledon’s Mouse Opossum share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Zeledon’s Mouse Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Zeledon’s Mouse Opossum
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.

Zeledon’s Mouse Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

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.