Gilbert's dunnart vs Red flour beetle

Sminthopsis gilberti compared with Tribolium castaneum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gilbert's dunnart	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	Sminthopsis	Tribolium
Species	Sminthopsis gilberti	Tribolium castaneum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gilbert's dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Red flour beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gilbert's dunnart	Red flour beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gilbert's dunnart

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).