Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat vs Mill Carpet Beetle

Artibeus gnomus compared with Anthrenus fuscus

Key Differences

• Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while Mill Carpet Beetle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat	Mill Carpet Beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Dermestidae
Genus	Artibeus	Anthrenus
Species	Artibeus gnomus	Anthrenus fuscus

Evolutionary Relationship

Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat and Mill Carpet Beetle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Mill Carpet Beetle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat	Mill Carpet Beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Mill Carpet Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).