Brown Carpet Beetle vs Chinese Shrew Mole

Attagenus smirnovi compared with Uropsilus soricipes

Key Differences

• Brown Carpet Beetle is Not Evaluated while Chinese Shrew Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Carpet Beetle	Chinese Shrew Mole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Dermestidae	Talpidae
Genus	Attagenus	Uropsilus
Species	Attagenus smirnovi	Uropsilus soricipes

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown Carpet Beetle and Chinese Shrew Mole share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Brown Carpet Beetle

NE — Not Evaluated

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Carpet Beetle	Chinese Shrew Mole
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).

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.

Chinese Shrew Mole

The Chinese Shrew Mole (Uropsilus soricipes) is a species in the genus Uropsilus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.