Cardinal Click Beetle vs False Serotine Bat

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Hesperoptenus doriae

Key Differences

Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while False Serotine Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	False Serotine Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Insecta (Insekten)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Coleoptera (Käfer)	Chiroptera (Fledertiere)
Family	Elateridae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Ampedus	Hesperoptenus
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Hesperoptenus doriae

Evolutionary Relationship

Cardinal Click Beetle and False Serotine Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Tier)

Ansehen Kingdom: Animalia

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

False Serotine Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	False Serotine Bat
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.

False Serotine Bat

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.