Brown Carpet Beetle vs Niceforo Maria’s Oldfield Mouse

Attagenus smirnovi compared with Thomasomys nicefori

Key Differences

• Brown Carpet Beetle is Not Evaluated while Niceforo Maria’s Oldfield Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Carpet Beetle	Niceforo Maria’s Oldfield Mouse
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	Thomasomys
Species	Attagenus smirnovi	Thomasomys nicefori

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown Carpet Beetle and Niceforo Maria’s Oldfield Mouse share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Brown Carpet Beetle

NE — Not Evaluated

Niceforo Maria’s Oldfield Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Carpet Beetle	Niceforo Maria’s Oldfield Mouse
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).

Niceforo Maria’s Oldfield Mouse

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.