Frisch's carpet beetle vs Great Fruit-eating Bat

Dermestes frischi compared with Artibeus lituratus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Frisch's carpet beetle	Great Fruit-eating Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Dermestidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Dermestes	Artibeus
Species	Dermestes frischi	Artibeus lituratus

Evolutionary Relationship

Frisch's carpet beetle and Great Fruit-eating Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Frisch's carpet beetle

LC — Least Concern

Great Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Frisch's carpet beetle	Great Fruit-eating Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Frisch's carpet beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Israel, Japan), Europe (17 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

Great Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.