Cardinal Click Beetle vs Gray’s Sportive Lemur

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Lepilemur dorsalis

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Gray’s Sportive Lemur is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Gray’s Sportive Lemur
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Arthropoda (членистоногие)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class	Insecta (насекомые)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Coleoptera (жесткокрылые)	Primates (приматы)
Family	Elateridae	Lepilemuridae
Genus	Ampedus	Lepilemur
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Lepilemur dorsalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Cardinal Click Beetle and Gray’s Sportive Lemur share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (животные)

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Gray’s Sportive Lemur
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.

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

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.