Cardinal Click Beetle vs De Vivo's Disk-winged Bat

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Thyroptera devivoi

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while De Vivo's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	De Vivo's Disk-winged Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Insecta (แมลง)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Coleoptera (อันดับด้วง)	Chiroptera (ค้างคาว)
Family	Elateridae	Thyropteridae
Genus	Ampedus	Thyroptera
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Thyroptera devivoi

Evolutionary Relationship

Cardinal Click Beetle and De Vivo's Disk-winged Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (สัตว์)

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

De Vivo's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	De Vivo's Disk-winged Bat
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.

De Vivo's Disk-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.