Black Sexton Beetle vs Mountain Goat

Nicrophorus humator compared with Oreamnos americanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Sexton Beetle	Mountain Goat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Staphylinidae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Nicrophorus	Oreamnos
Species	Nicrophorus humator	Oreamnos americanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black Sexton Beetle and Mountain Goat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black Sexton Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Sexton Beetle	Mountain Goat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Sexton Beetle

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found across Asia (Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan) and Europe (4 countries).

Mountain Goat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black Sexton Beetle

The Black Sexton Beetle (Nicrophorus humator) is a species in the genus Nicrophorus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.