Flat-headed Kusimanse vs Red flour beetle

Crossarchus platycephalus compared with Tribolium castaneum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-headed Kusimanse	Red flour beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Herpestidae	Tenebrionidae
Genus	Crossarchus	Tribolium
Species	Crossarchus platycephalus	Tribolium castaneum

Evolutionary Relationship

Flat-headed Kusimanse and Red flour beetle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Flat-headed Kusimanse

LC — Least Concern

Red flour beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-headed Kusimanse	Red flour beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-headed Kusimanse

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).