carpet beetle vs Gray-headed Flying Fox

Attagenus trifasciatus compared with Pteropus poliocephalus

Key Differences

• carpet beetle is Not Evaluated while Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	carpet beetle	Gray-headed Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Dermestidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Attagenus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Attagenus trifasciatus	Pteropus poliocephalus

Evolutionary Relationship

carpet beetle and Gray-headed Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

carpet beetle

NE — Not Evaluated

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	carpet beetle	Gray-headed Flying Fox
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).

Gray-headed Flying Fox

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.