cardinal beetle vs Hairy-footed dunnart

Pyrochroa serraticornis compared with Sminthopsis hirtipes

Key Differences

• cardinal beetle is Not Evaluated while Hairy-footed dunnart is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	cardinal beetle	Hairy-footed dunnart
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Pyrochroidae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Pyrochroa	Sminthopsis
Species	Pyrochroa serraticornis	Sminthopsis hirtipes

Evolutionary Relationship

cardinal beetle and Hairy-footed dunnart share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

cardinal beetle

NE — Not Evaluated

Hairy-footed dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	cardinal beetle	Hairy-footed dunnart
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

cardinal beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

Hairy-footed dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

cardinal beetle

The Cardinal Beetle (Pyrochroa serraticornis) is a species in the genus Pyrochroa. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.