Cardinal Click Beetle vs Northern Bettong

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Bettongia tropica

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Northern Bettong is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Northern Bettong
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (insecte)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Elateridae	Potoroidae
Genus	Ampedus	Bettongia
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Bettongia tropica

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Northern Bettong

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Northern Bettong
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.

Northern Bettong

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.