Cardinal Click Beetle vs Schwarzmeer-Waldmaus

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Apodemus ponticus

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Schwarzmeer-Waldmaus is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Schwarzmeer-Waldmaus
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Insecta (Insekten)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Coleoptera (Käfer)	Rodentia (Nagetiere)
Family	Elateridae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Ampedus	Apodemus
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Apodemus ponticus

Evolutionary Relationship

Cardinal Click Beetle and Schwarzmeer-Waldmaus share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Tier)

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Schwarzmeer-Waldmaus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Schwarzmeer-Waldmaus
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.

Schwarzmeer-Waldmaus

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.

Schwarzmeer-Waldmaus

The Caucasus Field Mouse (Apodemus ponticus) is a species in the genus Apodemus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.