Brown Carpet Beetle vs Potto

Attagenus smirnovi compared with Perodicticus potto

Key Differences

• Brown Carpet Beetle is Not Evaluated while Potto is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Carpet Beetle	Potto
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Dermestidae	Lorisidae
Genus	Attagenus	Perodicticus
Species	Attagenus smirnovi	Perodicticus potto

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Brown Carpet Beetle

NE — Not Evaluated

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Carpet Beetle	Potto
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).

Potto

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.