Black carpet beetle vs Wardrobe beetle

Attagenus unicolor compared with Attagenus fasciatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black carpet beetle	Wardrobe beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order same	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family same	Dermestidae	Dermestidae
Genus same	Attagenus	Attagenus
Species	Attagenus unicolor	Attagenus fasciatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black carpet beetle and Wardrobe beetle share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Attagenus.

Conservation Status

Black carpet beetle

NE — Not Evaluated

Wardrobe beetle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black carpet beetle	Wardrobe beetle
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).

Wardrobe beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (10 countries), and North America (United States).

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).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 11 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇧🇬 Bulgaria 🇫🇷 France 🇩🇪 Germany 🇯🇵 Japan 🇲🇹 Malta 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇺🇸 United States