Depressed flour beetle vs Smalleyed flour beetle

Palorus subdepressus compared with Palorus ratzeburgi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Depressed flour beetle	Smalleyed flour beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order same	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family same	Tenebrionidae	Tenebrionidae
Genus same	Palorus	Palorus
Species	Palorus subdepressus	Palorus ratzeburgi

Evolutionary Relationship

Depressed flour beetle and Smalleyed flour beetle share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Palorus.

Conservation Status

Depressed flour beetle

NE — Not Evaluated

Smalleyed flour beetle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Depressed flour beetle	Smalleyed flour beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Depressed flour beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Israel, Japan, Taiwan), Europe (16 countries), and North America (Canada, Mexico, United States).

Smalleyed flour beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (14 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 15 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇨🇦 Canada 🇭🇷 Croatia 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇫🇷 France 🇬🇷 Greece 🇯🇵 Japan 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇪🇸 Spain 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇨🇭 Switzerland 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇺🇸 United States