Cardinal Click Beetle vs Chinese water deer

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Hydropotes inermis

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Chinese water deer is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Chinese water deer
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class	Insecta (昆蟲綱)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order	Coleoptera (鞘翅目)	Artiodactyla (偶蹄目)
Family	Elateridae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Ampedus	Hydropotes
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Hydropotes inermis

Evolutionary Relationship

Cardinal Click Beetle and Chinese water deer share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (动物界)

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Chinese water deer

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Chinese water deer
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.

Chinese water deer

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries).

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.

Chinese water deer

The Chinese Water Deer (Hydropotes inermis) is a species in the genus Hydropotes. Found across Europe (7 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden