Darkling beetle vs Northern Red-backed Vole

Blaps lethifera compared with Myodes rutilus

Key Differences

• Darkling beetle is Extinct while Northern Red-backed Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darkling beetle	Northern Red-backed Vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Tenebrionidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Blaps	Myodes
Species	Blaps lethifera	Myodes rutilus

Evolutionary Relationship

Darkling beetle and Northern Red-backed Vole share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Darkling beetle

EX — Extinct

Northern Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darkling beetle	Northern Red-backed Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darkling beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (10 countries) and North America (United States).

Northern Red-backed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Russia, and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden