Brown Carpet Beetle vs Dusky Flying Fox

Attagenus smirnovi compared with Pteropus brunneus

Key Differences

• Brown Carpet Beetle is Not Evaluated while Dusky Flying Fox is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Carpet Beetle	Dusky Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Dermestidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Attagenus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Attagenus smirnovi	Pteropus brunneus

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown Carpet Beetle and Dusky Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Brown Carpet Beetle

NE — Not Evaluated

Dusky Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Carpet Beetle	Dusky Flying Fox
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).

Dusky Flying Fox

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.