Alectryon vs carpet beetle

Alectryon tropicus compared with Attagenus trifasciatus

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while carpet beetle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	carpet beetle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Sapindaceae	Dermestidae
Genus	Alectryon	Attagenus
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Attagenus trifasciatus

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

carpet beetle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	carpet beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

carpet beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).

Alectryon

The Alectryon (Alectryon tropicus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

carpet beetle

The Carpet Beetle (Attagenus trifasciatus) is a species in the genus Attagenus. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.