Topo occidental vs Rove beetle

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Oxytelus sculptus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Topo occidental	Rove beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Arthropoda (artrópodos)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Insecta (insecto)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Coleoptera (coleópteros)
Family	Talpidae	Staphylinidae
Genus	Scalopus	Oxytelus
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Oxytelus sculptus

Evolutionary Relationship

Topo occidental and Rove beetle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Topo occidental

LC — Least Concern

Rove beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Topo occidental	Rove beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Topo occidental

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rove beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (4 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Argentina, Chile).