Cardinal Click Beetle vs Golden-rumped elephant shrew

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Rhynchocyon chrysopygus

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Golden-rumped elephant shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Golden-rumped elephant shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (insecte)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Macroscelidea (Macroscelidea)
Family	Elateridae	Macroscelididae
Genus	Ampedus	Rhynchocyon
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Rhynchocyon chrysopygus

Evolutionary Relationship

Cardinal Click Beetle and Golden-rumped elephant shrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (animal)

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Golden-rumped elephant shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Golden-rumped elephant shrew
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.

Golden-rumped elephant shrew

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Kenya. Currently classified as Endangered 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.