Lined flat bark beetle vs Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Cryptolestes ferrugineus compared with Perognathus merriami

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lined flat bark beetle	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Laemophloeidae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Cryptolestes	Perognathus
Species	Cryptolestes ferrugineus	Perognathus merriami

Evolutionary Relationship

Lined flat bark beetle and Merriam’s Pocket Mouse share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Lined flat bark beetle

LC — Least Concern

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lined flat bark beetle	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lined flat bark beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (27 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.