Brown Carpet Beetle vs Chihuahua Gray

Attagenus smirnovi compared with Aphonopelma pallidum

Key Differences

• Brown Carpet Beetle is Not Evaluated while Chihuahua Gray is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Carpet Beetle	Chihuahua Gray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Dermestidae	Theraphosidae
Genus	Attagenus	Aphonopelma
Species	Attagenus smirnovi	Aphonopelma pallidum

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown Carpet Beetle and Chihuahua Gray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Arthropoda. (Arthropods)

Conservation Status

Brown Carpet Beetle

NE — Not Evaluated

Chihuahua Gray

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Carpet Beetle	Chihuahua Gray
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).

Chihuahua Gray

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

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.

Chihuahua Gray

The Chihuahua Gray (Aphonopelma pallidum) is a species in the genus Aphonopelma. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.