Cardinal Click Beetle vs Lake Baikal Mountain Vole

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Alticola olchonensis

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Lake Baikal Mountain Vole is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Lake Baikal Mountain Vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Arthropoda (節足動物)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Insecta (昆虫)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order	Coleoptera (コウチュウ目)	Rodentia (ネズミ目)
Family	Elateridae	Cricetidae
Genus	Ampedus	Alticola
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Alticola olchonensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Cardinal Click Beetle and Lake Baikal Mountain Vole share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (動物)

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Lake Baikal Mountain Vole

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Lake Baikal Mountain Vole
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.

Lake Baikal Mountain Vole

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.