Coues Rhipidomys vs Dried Fruit Beetle

Rhipidomys couesi compared with Carpophilus hemipterus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Coues Rhipidomys	Dried Fruit Beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Cricetidae	Nitidulidae
Genus	Rhipidomys	Carpophilus
Species	Rhipidomys couesi	Carpophilus hemipterus

Evolutionary Relationship

Coues Rhipidomys and Dried Fruit Beetle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Coues Rhipidomys

LC — Least Concern

Dried Fruit Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Coues Rhipidomys	Dried Fruit Beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Coues Rhipidomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Dried Fruit Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (22 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).