Cardinal Click Beetle vs Long-tailed Marmot

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Marmota caudata

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Long-tailed Marmot is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Long-tailed Marmot
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Insecta (แมลง)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Coleoptera (อันดับด้วง)	Rodentia (อันดับสัตว์ฟันแทะ)
Family	Elateridae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Ampedus	Marmota
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Marmota caudata

Evolutionary Relationship

Cardinal Click Beetle and Long-tailed Marmot share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (สัตว์)

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Long-tailed Marmot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Long-tailed Marmot
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.

Long-tailed Marmot

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.