Cardinal Click Beetle vs Geschwänztes Murmeltier

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Marmota caudata

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Geschwänztes Murmeltier is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Geschwänztes Murmeltier
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Insecta (Insekten)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Coleoptera (Käfer)	Rodentia (Nagetiere)
Family	Elateridae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Ampedus	Marmota
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Marmota caudata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Geschwänztes Murmeltier

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Geschwänztes Murmeltier
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.

Geschwänztes Murmeltier

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.