Derby s Woolly Opossum vs Red flour beetle

Caluromys derbianus compared with Tribolium castaneum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Derby s Woolly Opossum	Red flour beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Didelphidae	Tenebrionidae
Genus	Caluromys	Tribolium
Species	Caluromys derbianus	Tribolium castaneum

Evolutionary Relationship

Derby s Woolly Opossum and Red flour beetle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Derby s Woolly Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Red flour beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Derby s Woolly Opossum	Red flour beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Derby s Woolly Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Red flour beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (25 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), and South America (Colombia, Venezuela).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia