Cardinal Click Beetle vs Sapajou pleurer

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Cebus olivaceus

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Sapajou pleurer is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Sapajou pleurer
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (insecte)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Elateridae	Cebidae
Genus	Ampedus	Cebus
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Cebus olivaceus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Sapajou pleurer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Sapajou pleurer
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.

Sapajou pleurer

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

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.