Forrest's Rock Squirrel vs Red flour beetle

Sciurotamias forresti compared with Tribolium castaneum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forrest's Rock Squirrel	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	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Tenebrionidae
Genus	Sciurotamias	Tribolium
Species	Sciurotamias forresti	Tribolium castaneum

Evolutionary Relationship

Forrest's Rock Squirrel and Red flour beetle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Forrest's Rock Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Red flour beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Forrest's Rock Squirrel	Red flour beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Forrest's Rock Squirrel

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).