Brown Carpet Beetle vs Malayan civet

Attagenus smirnovi compared with Viverra tangalunga

Key Differences

• Brown Carpet Beetle is Not Evaluated while Malayan civet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Carpet Beetle	Malayan civet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Dermestidae	Viverridae
Genus	Attagenus	Viverra
Species	Attagenus smirnovi	Viverra tangalunga

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Brown Carpet Beetle

NE — Not Evaluated

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Carpet Beetle	Malayan civet
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).

Malayan civet

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.