Cardinal Click Beetle vs North American Badger

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Taxidea taxus

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while North American Badger is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	North American Badger
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Insecta (แมลง)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Coleoptera (อันดับด้วง)	Carnivora (สัตว์กินเนื้อ)
Family	Elateridae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Ampedus	Taxidea
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Taxidea taxus

Evolutionary Relationship

Cardinal Click Beetle and North American Badger share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (สัตว์)

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

North American Badger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	North American Badger
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.

North American Badger

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.