Cardinal Click Beetle vs Elliots Tupaia

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Anathana ellioti

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Elliots Tupaia is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Elliots Tupaia
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Insecta (Insekten)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Coleoptera (Käfer)	Scandentia (Spitzhörnchen)
Family	Elateridae	Tupaiidae
Genus	Ampedus	Anathana
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Anathana ellioti

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Elliots Tupaia

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Elliots Tupaia
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.

Elliots Tupaia

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.