Topillo Mediterráneo vs Rove beetle

Microtus duodecimcostatus compared with Carpelimus bilineatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Topillo Mediterráneo	Rove beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Arthropoda (artrópodos)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Insecta (insecto)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Coleoptera (coleópteros)
Family	Cricetidae	Staphylinidae
Genus	Microtus	Carpelimus
Species	Microtus duodecimcostatus	Carpelimus bilineatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Topillo Mediterráneo

LC — Least Concern

Rove beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Topillo Mediterráneo	Rove beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Topillo Mediterráneo

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