Cardinal Click Beetle vs Loutre de Sumatra

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Lutra sumatrana

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Loutre de Sumatra is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Loutre de Sumatra
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (insecte)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Carnivora (carnivores)
Family	Elateridae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Ampedus	Lutra (Otters)
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Lutra sumatrana

Evolutionary Relationship

Cardinal Click Beetle and Loutre de Sumatra share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (animal)

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Loutre de Sumatra

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Loutre de Sumatra
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.

Loutre de Sumatra

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.