New Guinean planigale vs Red flour beetle

Planigale novaeguineae compared with Tribolium castaneum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	New Guinean planigale	Red flour beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Dasyuridae	Tenebrionidae
Genus	Planigale	Tribolium
Species	Planigale novaeguineae	Tribolium castaneum

Evolutionary Relationship

New Guinean planigale and Red flour beetle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

New Guinean planigale

LC — Least Concern

Red flour beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	New Guinean planigale	Red flour beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

New Guinean planigale

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).