Cardinal Click Beetle vs Japan-Sikahirsch

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Cervus nippon

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Japan-Sikahirsch is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Japan-Sikahirsch
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Insecta (Insekten)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Coleoptera (Käfer)	Artiodactyla (Paarhufer)
Family	Elateridae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Ampedus	Cervus (True Deer)
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Cervus nippon

Evolutionary Relationship

Cardinal Click Beetle and Japan-Sikahirsch share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Tier)

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Japan-Sikahirsch

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Japan-Sikahirsch
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.

Japan-Sikahirsch

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Azerbaijan, Japan, Vietnam), Europe (22 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).

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.

Japan-Sikahirsch

sika deer (Cervus nippon) is classified as Not Evaluated (NE) on the IUCN Red List. Not yet evaluated against IUCN Red List criteria. Conservation status remains to be determined.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇨🇭 Switzerland