Lamulate Shrew vs Violet checkered beetle

Chodsigoa lamula compared with Necrobia violacea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lamulate Shrew	Violet checkered beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Soricidae	Cleridae
Genus	Chodsigoa	Necrobia
Species	Chodsigoa lamula	Necrobia violacea

Evolutionary Relationship

Lamulate Shrew and Violet checkered beetle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Lamulate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Violet checkered beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lamulate Shrew	Violet checkered beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lamulate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Violet checkered beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (10 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).