Brown Carpet Beetle vs Formosan Serow

Attagenus smirnovi compared with Capricornis swinhoei

Key Differences

• Brown Carpet Beetle is Not Evaluated while Formosan Serow is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Carpet Beetle	Formosan Serow
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Dermestidae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Attagenus	Capricornis
Species	Attagenus smirnovi	Capricornis swinhoei

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown Carpet Beetle and Formosan Serow share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Brown Carpet Beetle

NE — Not Evaluated

Formosan Serow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Carpet Beetle	Formosan Serow
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).

Formosan Serow

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.