Fringed Myotis vs Fur carpet beetle

Myotis thysanodes compared with Attagenus pellio

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fringed Myotis	Fur carpet beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Dermestidae
Genus	Myotis	Attagenus
Species	Myotis thysanodes	Attagenus pellio

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Fringed Myotis

LC — Least Concern

Fur carpet beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fringed Myotis	Fur carpet beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fringed Myotis

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).