Staph beetle vs Staphylinid beetle

Dinaraea arcana compared with Dinaraea angustula

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Staph beetle	Staphylinid 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	Staphylinidae	Staphylinidae
Genus same	Dinaraea	Dinaraea
Species	Dinaraea arcana	Dinaraea angustula

Evolutionary Relationship

Staph beetle and Staphylinid beetle share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Dinaraea.

Conservation Status

Staph beetle

LC — Least Concern

Staphylinid beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Staph beetle	Staphylinid beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Staph beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Staphylinid beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States