Brown Carpet Beetle vs Hoary fox

Attagenus smirnovi compared with Lycalopex vetulus

Key Differences

• Brown Carpet Beetle is Not Evaluated while Hoary fox is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Carpet Beetle	Hoary fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Dermestidae	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Attagenus	Lycalopex
Species	Attagenus smirnovi	Lycalopex vetulus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Brown Carpet Beetle

NE — Not Evaluated

Hoary fox

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Carpet Beetle	Hoary 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).

Hoary 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.