Hardback Beetle vs Paradox Vole

Tenebrio molitor compared with Microtus paradoxus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hardback Beetle	Paradox Vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Tenebrionidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Tenebrio	Microtus
Species	Tenebrio molitor	Microtus paradoxus

Evolutionary Relationship

Hardback Beetle and Paradox Vole share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Hardback Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Paradox Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hardback Beetle	Paradox Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hardback Beetle

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Mongolia), Europe (9 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

Paradox Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.