Fur carpet beetle vs Lowe's Shrew

Attagenus pellio compared with Chodsigoa parca

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fur carpet beetle	Lowe's Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Dermestidae	Soricidae
Genus	Attagenus	Chodsigoa
Species	Attagenus pellio	Chodsigoa parca

Evolutionary Relationship

Fur carpet beetle and Lowe's Shrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Fur carpet beetle

LC — Least Concern

Lowe's Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fur carpet beetle	Lowe's Shrew
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).

Lowe's Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.