Cardinal Click Beetle vs Chinchilla Costina

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Chinchilla lanigera

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Chinchilla Costina is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Chinchilla Costina
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópodos)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Insecta (insecto)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Coleoptera (coleópteros)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Elateridae	Chinchillidae
Genus	Ampedus	Chinchilla
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Chinchilla lanigera

Evolutionary Relationship

Cardinal Click Beetle and Chinchilla Costina share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Chinchilla Costina

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Chinchilla Costina
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.

Chinchilla Costina

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Denmark, and Ecuador.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark