Cardinal Click Beetle vs Japanese Pipistrelle

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Pipistrellus abramus

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Japanese Pipistrelle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Japanese Pipistrelle
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	Pipistrellus
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Pipistrellus abramus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Japanese Pipistrelle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Japanese Pipistrelle
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.

Japanese Pipistrelle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Japan and Taiwan.

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.