Forest Dormouse vs Fur carpet beetle

Dryomys nitedula compared with Attagenus pellio

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forest Dormouse	Fur carpet beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Gliridae	Dermestidae
Genus	Dryomys	Attagenus
Species	Dryomys nitedula	Attagenus pellio

Evolutionary Relationship

Forest Dormouse and Fur carpet beetle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Forest Dormouse

LC — Least Concern

Fur carpet beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Forest Dormouse	Fur carpet beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Forest Dormouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fur carpet beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (11 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).