Chinese Mole Shrew vs Violet checkered beetle

Anourosorex squamipes compared with Necrobia violacea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Mole Shrew	Violet checkered beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳動物)	Insecta (昆蟲綱)
Order	Soricomorpha (鼩形目)	Coleoptera (鞘翅目)
Family	Soricidae	Cleridae
Genus	Anourosorex	Necrobia
Species	Anourosorex squamipes	Necrobia violacea

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinese Mole Shrew and Violet checkered beetle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (动物界)

Conservation Status

Chinese Mole Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Violet checkered beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Mole Shrew	Violet checkered beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Mole Shrew

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).

Chinese Mole Shrew

The Chinese Mole Shrew (Anourosorex squamipes) is a species in the genus Anourosorex. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.