Redlegged ham beetle vs Redshouldered ham beetle

Necrobia rufipes compared with Necrobia ruficollis

Key Differences

• Redlegged ham beetle is Least Concern while Redshouldered ham beetle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Redlegged ham beetle	Redshouldered ham beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order same	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family same	Cleridae	Cleridae
Genus same	Necrobia	Necrobia
Species	Necrobia rufipes	Necrobia ruficollis

Evolutionary Relationship

Redlegged ham beetle and Redshouldered ham beetle share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Necrobia.

Conservation Status

Redlegged ham beetle

LC — Least Concern

Redshouldered ham beetle

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Redlegged ham beetle	Redshouldered ham beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Redlegged ham beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (18 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

Redshouldered ham beetle

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate coniferous forests, and temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, among 8 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (China, Japan, Taiwan), Europe (12 countries), and North America (Canada, United States). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 16 countries:

🇦🇹 Austria 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇨🇦 Canada 🇨🇳 China 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇪🇪 Estonia 🇫🇮 Finland 🇯🇵 Japan 🇱🇹 Lithuania 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇪🇸 Spain 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇨🇭 Switzerland 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇺🇸 United States