Cardinal Click Beetle vs Gabon Talapoin

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Miopithecus ogouensis

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Gabon Talapoin is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Gabon Talapoin
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Insecta (Insekten)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Coleoptera (Käfer)	Primates (Primaten)
Family	Elateridae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Ampedus	Miopithecus
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Miopithecus ogouensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Cardinal Click Beetle and Gabon Talapoin share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Tier)

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Gabon Talapoin

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Gabon Talapoin
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.

Gabon Talapoin

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.