Ornate Shrew vs Red flour beetle

Sorex ornatus compared with Tribolium castaneum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Shrew	Red flour beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Soricidae	Tenebrionidae
Genus	Sorex	Tribolium
Species	Sorex ornatus	Tribolium castaneum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Red flour beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ornate Shrew	Red flour beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Shrew

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).