Brown Carpet Beetle vs Japanese Noctule

Attagenus smirnovi compared with Nyctalus furvus

Key Differences

• Brown Carpet Beetle is Not Evaluated while Japanese Noctule is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Carpet Beetle	Japanese Noctule
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	Nyctalus
Species	Attagenus smirnovi	Nyctalus furvus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Brown Carpet Beetle

NE — Not Evaluated

Japanese Noctule

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Carpet Beetle	Japanese Noctule
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).

Japanese Noctule

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.