Cardinal Click Beetle vs Clarke s Vole

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Microtus clarkei

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Clarke s Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Clarke s Vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Arthropoda (членистоногие)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class	Insecta (насекомые)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Coleoptera (жесткокрылые)	Rodentia (грызуны)
Family	Elateridae	Cricetidae
Genus	Ampedus	Microtus
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Microtus clarkei

Evolutionary Relationship

Cardinal Click Beetle and Clarke s Vole share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (животные)

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Clarke s Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Clarke s 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.

Clarke s 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.

Clarke s Vole

The Clarke s Vole (Microtus clarkei) is a species in the genus Microtus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.