Large rove beetle vs Palawan Treeshrew

Quedius fulgidus compared with Tupaia palawanensis

Key Differences

• Large rove beetle is Endangered while Palawan Treeshrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large rove beetle	Palawan Treeshrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Scandentia (Scandentia)
Family	Staphylinidae	Tupaiidae
Genus	Quedius	Tupaia
Species	Quedius fulgidus	Tupaia palawanensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Large rove beetle and Palawan Treeshrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Large rove beetle

EN — Endangered

Palawan Treeshrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large rove beetle	Palawan Treeshrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large rove beetle

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Indonesia), Europe (Denmark, Norway, Sweden), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Chile). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Palawan Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.