Cardinal Click Beetle vs Northern Mole Vole

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Ellobius talpinus

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Northern Mole Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Northern Mole Vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (hayvan)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Eklem bacaklılar)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class	Insecta (böcek)	Mammalia (memeliler)
Order	Coleoptera (Kın kanatlılar)	Rodentia (kemiriciler)
Family	Elateridae	Cricetidae
Genus	Ampedus	Ellobius
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Ellobius talpinus

Evolutionary Relationship

Cardinal Click Beetle and Northern Mole Vole share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (hayvan)

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Northern Mole Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Northern Mole Vole
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.

Northern Mole Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ukraine.

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.