Black carpet beetle vs Pale-faced Bat

Attagenus unicolor compared with Phylloderma stenops

Key Differences

• Black carpet beetle is Not Evaluated while Pale-faced Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black carpet beetle	Pale-faced Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Dermestidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Attagenus	Phylloderma
Species	Attagenus unicolor	Phylloderma stenops

Evolutionary Relationship

Black carpet beetle and Pale-faced Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black carpet beetle

NE — Not Evaluated

Pale-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black carpet beetle	Pale-faced Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black carpet beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (20 countries), and North America (United States).

Pale-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Black carpet beetle

The Black carpet beetle (Attagenus unicolor) is a species in the genus Attagenus. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats. Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (20 countries), and North America (United States).