Rata de Campo vs Violet checkered beetle

Dicrostonyx torquatus compared with Necrobia violacea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Rata de Campo	Violet checkered beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Arthropoda (artrópodos)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Insecta (insecto)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Coleoptera (coleópteros)
Family	Cricetidae	Cleridae
Genus	Dicrostonyx	Necrobia
Species	Dicrostonyx torquatus	Necrobia violacea

Evolutionary Relationship

Rata de Campo and Violet checkered beetle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Rata de Campo

LC — Least Concern

Violet checkered beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Rata de Campo	Violet checkered beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Rata de Campo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Violet checkered beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (10 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

Rata de Campo

The Arctic lemming (Dicrostonyx torquatus) is a species in the genus Dicrostonyx. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.