Cardinal Click Beetle vs Östlicher Gorilla

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Gorilla beringei

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Östlicher Gorilla
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Insecta (Insekten)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Coleoptera (Käfer)	Primates (Primaten)
Family	Elateridae	Hominidae (Great Apes)
Genus	Ampedus	Gorilla (Gorillas)
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Gorilla beringei

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Östlicher Gorilla

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Östlicher Gorilla
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.

Östlicher Gorilla

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.