Brown Carpet Beetle vs Mexican vole

Attagenus smirnovi compared with Microtus mexicanus

Key Differences

• Brown Carpet Beetle is Not Evaluated while Mexican vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Carpet Beetle	Mexican vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Dermestidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Attagenus	Microtus
Species	Attagenus smirnovi	Microtus mexicanus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Brown Carpet Beetle

NE — Not Evaluated

Mexican vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Carpet Beetle	Mexican vole
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 vole

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.