carpet beetle vs Eastern Mole

Attagenus trifasciatus compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Key Differences

• carpet beetle is Not Evaluated while Eastern Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	carpet beetle	Eastern Mole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Dermestidae	Talpidae
Genus	Attagenus	Scalopus
Species	Attagenus trifasciatus	Scalopus aquaticus

Evolutionary Relationship

carpet beetle and Eastern Mole share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

carpet beetle

NE — Not Evaluated

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	carpet beetle	Eastern Mole
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).

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

carpet beetle

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