Cardinal Click Beetle vs Niceforo Maria’s Oldfield Mouse

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Thomasomys nicefori

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Niceforo Maria’s Oldfield Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Niceforo Maria’s Oldfield Mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Insecta (แมลง)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Coleoptera (อันดับด้วง)	Rodentia (อันดับสัตว์ฟันแทะ)
Family	Elateridae	Cricetidae
Genus	Ampedus	Thomasomys
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Thomasomys nicefori

Evolutionary Relationship

Cardinal Click Beetle and Niceforo Maria’s Oldfield Mouse share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (สัตว์)

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Niceforo Maria’s Oldfield Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Niceforo Maria’s Oldfield Mouse
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.

Niceforo Maria’s Oldfield Mouse

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.