Olive-gray Thomasomys vs Red flour beetle

Thomasomys cinereus compared with Tribolium castaneum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Olive-gray Thomasomys	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	Thomasomys	Tribolium
Species	Thomasomys cinereus	Tribolium castaneum

Evolutionary Relationship

Olive-gray Thomasomys and Red flour beetle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Olive-gray Thomasomys

LC — Least Concern

Red flour beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Olive-gray Thomasomys	Red flour beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Olive-gray Thomasomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

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).