Cardinal Click Beetle vs Búho barrado

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Bubo shelleyi

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Búho barrado is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Búho barrado
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópodos)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Insecta (insecto)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Coleoptera (coleópteros)	Strigiformes (búho)
Family	Elateridae	Strigidae (True Owls)
Genus	Ampedus	Bubo (Eagle Owls)
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Bubo shelleyi

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Búho barrado

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Búho barrado
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.

Búho barrado

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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:

🇳🇴 Norway