Cardinal Click Beetle vs Babouin hamadryas

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Papio hamadryas

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Babouin hamadryas is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Babouin hamadryas
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (insecte)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Elateridae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Ampedus	Papio
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Papio hamadryas

Evolutionary Relationship

Cardinal Click Beetle and Babouin hamadryas share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (animal)

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Babouin hamadryas

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Babouin hamadryas
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.

Babouin hamadryas

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.