Cardinal Click Beetle vs Eurasian water shrew

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Neomys fodiens

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Eurasian water shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Eurasian water shrew
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)	Soricomorpha (鼩形目)
Family	Elateridae	Soricidae
Genus	Ampedus	Neomys
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Neomys fodiens

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Eurasian water shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Eurasian water shrew
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.

Eurasian water shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Russia, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Eurasian water shrew

欧洲水鼩鼱（Neomys fodiens）在IUCN红色名录中被列为濒危（EN）物种。在野外面临高度灭绝风险，种群数量显著下降，生存面临持续威胁。

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden