Fur carpet beetle vs Long-tailed dunnart

Attagenus pellio compared with Sminthopsis longicaudata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fur carpet beetle	Long-tailed dunnart
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Dermestidae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Attagenus	Sminthopsis
Species	Attagenus pellio	Sminthopsis longicaudata

Evolutionary Relationship

Fur carpet beetle and Long-tailed dunnart share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Fur carpet beetle

LC — Least Concern

Long-tailed dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fur carpet beetle	Long-tailed dunnart
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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).

Long-tailed dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.