Cardinal Click Beetle vs Lesser Hairy-winged Bat

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Harpiocephalus harpia

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Lesser Hairy-winged Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Lesser Hairy-winged Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (hayvan)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Eklem bacaklılar)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class	Insecta (böcek)	Mammalia (memeliler)
Order	Coleoptera (Kın kanatlılar)	Chiroptera (yarasa)
Family	Elateridae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Ampedus	Harpiocephalus
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Harpiocephalus harpia

Evolutionary Relationship

Cardinal Click Beetle and Lesser Hairy-winged Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (hayvan)

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Lesser Hairy-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Lesser Hairy-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.

Lesser Hairy-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.