Brown Carpet Beetle vs Eastern Red Bat

Attagenus smirnovi compared with Lasiurus borealis

Key Differences

• Brown Carpet Beetle is Not Evaluated while Eastern Red Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Carpet Beetle	Eastern Red Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Dermestidae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Attagenus	Lasiurus
Species	Attagenus smirnovi	Lasiurus borealis

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown Carpet Beetle and Eastern Red Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Brown Carpet Beetle

NE — Not Evaluated

Eastern Red Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Carpet Beetle	Eastern Red Bat
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).

Eastern Red Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

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.