Brown Carpet Beetle vs False Water Rat

Attagenus smirnovi compared with Xeromys myoides

Key Differences

• Brown Carpet Beetle is Not Evaluated while False Water Rat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Carpet Beetle	False Water Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Dermestidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Attagenus	Xeromys
Species	Attagenus smirnovi	Xeromys myoides

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown Carpet Beetle and False Water Rat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Brown Carpet Beetle

NE — Not Evaluated

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Carpet Beetle	False Water Rat
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).

False Water Rat

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.