Brown Carpet Beetle vs Pale fox

Attagenus smirnovi compared with Vulpes pallida

Key Differences

• Brown Carpet Beetle is Not Evaluated while Pale fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Carpet Beetle	Pale fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Dermestidae	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Attagenus	Vulpes (Foxes)
Species	Attagenus smirnovi	Vulpes pallida

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Brown Carpet Beetle

NE — Not Evaluated

Pale fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Carpet Beetle	Pale fox
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).

Pale fox

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.