Fat-tailed false antechinus vs Red flour beetle

Pseudantechinus macdonnellensis compared with Tribolium castaneum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat-tailed false antechinus	Red flour beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Dasyuridae	Tenebrionidae
Genus	Pseudantechinus	Tribolium
Species	Pseudantechinus macdonnellensis	Tribolium castaneum

Evolutionary Relationship

Fat-tailed false antechinus and Red flour beetle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed false antechinus

LC — Least Concern

Red flour beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fat-tailed false antechinus	Red flour beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat-tailed false antechinus

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).