Cardinal Click Beetle vs Colobe de la Lomami

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Piliocolobus parmentieri

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Colobe de la Lomami is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Colobe de la Lomami
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	Piliocolobus
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Piliocolobus parmentieri

Evolutionary Relationship

Cardinal Click Beetle and Colobe de la Lomami share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (animal)

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Colobe de la Lomami

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Colobe de la Lomami
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.

Colobe de la Lomami

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.