Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs Pill Beetle

Dendrogale murina compared with Byrrhus pilula

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Pill Beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Tupaiidae	Byrrhidae
Genus	Dendrogale	Byrrhus
Species	Dendrogale murina	Byrrhus pilula

Evolutionary Relationship

Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew and Pill Beetle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

LC — Least Concern

Pill Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Pill Beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pill Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.