Redlegged ham beetle vs Violet checkered beetle

Necrobia rufipes compared with Necrobia violacea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Redlegged ham beetle	Violet checkered beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (động vật)	Animalia (động vật)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (động vật Chân khớp)	Arthropoda (động vật Chân khớp)
Class same	Insecta (côn trùng)	Insecta (côn trùng)
Order same	Coleoptera (Bọ cánh cứng)	Coleoptera (Bọ cánh cứng)
Family same	Cleridae	Cleridae
Genus same	Necrobia	Necrobia
Species	Necrobia rufipes	Necrobia violacea

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Redlegged ham beetle

LC — Least Concern

Violet checkered beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Redlegged ham beetle	Violet checkered 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).

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).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 12 countries:

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