Cardinal Click Beetle vs Malayan Water Shrew

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Malayan Water Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Insecta (แมลง)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Coleoptera (อันดับด้วง)	Soricomorpha (อันดับตุ่น)
Family	Elateridae	Soricidae
Genus	Ampedus	Chimarrogale
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Chimarrogale hantu

Evolutionary Relationship

Cardinal Click Beetle and Malayan Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (สัตว์)

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Malayan Water Shrew
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.

Malayan Water Shrew

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.