Cardinal Click Beetle vs Osgoods short-tailed opossum

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Monodelphis osgoodi

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Osgoods short-tailed opossum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Osgoods short-tailed opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Insecta (Insekten)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Coleoptera (Käfer)	Didelphimorphia (Beutelrattenartige)
Family	Elateridae	Didelphidae
Genus	Ampedus	Monodelphis
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Monodelphis osgoodi

Evolutionary Relationship

Cardinal Click Beetle and Osgoods short-tailed opossum share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Tier)

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Osgoods short-tailed opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Osgoods short-tailed opossum
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.

Osgoods short-tailed opossum

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.