Brown Carpet Beetle vs Mexican Funnel-eared Bat

Attagenus smirnovi compared with Natalus mexicanus

Key Differences

• Brown Carpet Beetle is Not Evaluated while Mexican Funnel-eared Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Carpet Beetle	Mexican Funnel-eared Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Dermestidae	Natalidae
Genus	Attagenus	Natalus
Species	Attagenus smirnovi	Natalus mexicanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown Carpet Beetle and Mexican Funnel-eared Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Brown Carpet Beetle

NE — Not Evaluated

Mexican Funnel-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Carpet Beetle	Mexican Funnel-eared Bat
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).

Mexican Funnel-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.