Cardinal Click Beetle vs Suslik Dlinnohvostyi

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Urocitellus undulatus

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Suslik Dlinnohvostyi is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Suslik Dlinnohvostyi
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Arthropoda (членистоногие)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class	Insecta (насекомые)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Coleoptera (жесткокрылые)	Rodentia (грызуны)
Family	Elateridae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Ampedus	Urocitellus
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Urocitellus undulatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Cardinal Click Beetle and Suslik Dlinnohvostyi share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (животные)

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Suslik Dlinnohvostyi

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Suslik Dlinnohvostyi
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.

Suslik Dlinnohvostyi

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.