Cardinal Click Beetle vs Listige Manguste

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Dologale dybowskii

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Listige Manguste is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Listige Manguste
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Insecta (Insekten)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Coleoptera (Käfer)	Carnivora (Raubtiere)
Family	Elateridae	Herpestidae
Genus	Ampedus	Dologale
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Dologale dybowskii

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Listige Manguste

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Listige Manguste
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.

Listige Manguste

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.