Polynesian rat vs Red flour beetle

Rattus exulans compared with Tribolium castaneum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Polynesian rat	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	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Tenebrionidae
Genus	Rattus	Tribolium
Species	Rattus exulans	Tribolium castaneum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Polynesian rat

LC — Least Concern

Red flour beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Polynesian rat	Red flour beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Polynesian rat

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (6 countries), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (11 countries), and South America (Chile).

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).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇯🇵 Japan 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇺🇸 United States