Mound-building Mouse vs Redlegged ham beetle

Mus spicilegus compared with Necrobia rufipes

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mound-building Mouse	Redlegged ham beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Cleridae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Necrobia
Species	Mus spicilegus	Necrobia rufipes

Evolutionary Relationship

Mound-building Mouse and Redlegged ham beetle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Mound-building Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Redlegged ham beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mound-building Mouse	Redlegged ham beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mound-building Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Redlegged ham beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (18 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).