Cardinal Click Beetle vs Haariger Fruchtvampir

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Artibeus hirsutus

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Haariger Fruchtvampir is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Haariger Fruchtvampir
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Insecta (Insekten)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Coleoptera (Käfer)	Chiroptera (Fledertiere)
Family	Elateridae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Ampedus	Artibeus
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Artibeus hirsutus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Haariger Fruchtvampir

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Haariger Fruchtvampir
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.

Haariger Fruchtvampir

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.