Eastern Mole Vole vs Red flour beetle

Ellobius tancrei compared with Tribolium castaneum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole Vole	Red flour beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Cricetidae	Tenebrionidae
Genus	Ellobius	Tribolium
Species	Ellobius tancrei	Tribolium castaneum

Evolutionary Relationship

Eastern Mole Vole and Red flour beetle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole Vole

LC — Least Concern

Red flour beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole Vole	Red flour beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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).