Alectryon vs Mill Carpet Beetle

Alectryon tropicus compared with Anthrenus fuscus

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Mill Carpet Beetle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Mill 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	Anthrenus
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Anthrenus fuscus

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Mill Carpet Beetle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Mill 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.

Mill Carpet Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

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.