Lesser Short-tailed Rat vs Red flour beetle

Brachyuromys betsileoensis compared with Tribolium castaneum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Short-tailed Rat	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	Nesomyidae	Tenebrionidae
Genus	Brachyuromys	Tribolium
Species	Brachyuromys betsileoensis	Tribolium castaneum

Evolutionary Relationship

Lesser Short-tailed Rat and Red flour beetle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Lesser Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

Red flour beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Short-tailed Rat	Red flour beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Short-tailed Rat

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).