Brown Carpet Beetle vs Cascade Fir

Attagenus smirnovi compared with Abies amabilis

Key Differences

• Brown Carpet Beetle is Not Evaluated while Cascade Fir is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Carpet Beetle	Cascade Fir
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Dermestidae	Pinaceae (Pine Family)
Genus	Attagenus	Abies
Species	Attagenus smirnovi	Abies amabilis

Conservation Status

Brown Carpet Beetle

NE — Not Evaluated

Cascade Fir

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Carpet Beetle	Cascade Fir
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown Carpet Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (13 countries).

Cascade Fir

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and Sweden.

Brown Carpet Beetle

The Brown Carpet Beetle (Attagenus smirnovi) is a species in the genus Attagenus. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats. Found across Europe (13 countries). It is found across Belarus, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, France.

Cascade Fir

The Cascade Fir (Abies amabilis) is a species in the genus Abies. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden