Lofty Pericote vs Red flour beetle

Auliscomys sublimis compared with Tribolium castaneum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lofty Pericote	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	Cricetidae	Tenebrionidae
Genus	Auliscomys	Tribolium
Species	Auliscomys sublimis	Tribolium castaneum

Evolutionary Relationship

Lofty Pericote and Red flour beetle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Lofty Pericote

LC — Least Concern

Red flour beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lofty Pericote	Red flour beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lofty Pericote

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).