carpet beetle vs Dark fruit-eating bat

Attagenus trifasciatus compared with Artibeus obscurus

Key Differences

• carpet beetle is Not Evaluated while Dark fruit-eating bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	carpet beetle	Dark fruit-eating bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Dermestidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Attagenus	Artibeus
Species	Attagenus trifasciatus	Artibeus obscurus

Evolutionary Relationship

carpet beetle and Dark fruit-eating bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

carpet beetle

NE — Not Evaluated

Dark fruit-eating bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	carpet beetle	Dark fruit-eating bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

carpet beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).

Dark fruit-eating bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

carpet beetle

The Carpet Beetle (Attagenus trifasciatus) is a species in the genus Attagenus. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.