Fur carpet beetle vs Wardrobe beetle

Attagenus pellio compared with Attagenus fasciatus

Key Differences

• Fur carpet beetle is Least Concern while Wardrobe beetle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fur carpet beetle	Wardrobe beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order same	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family same	Dermestidae	Dermestidae
Genus same	Attagenus	Attagenus
Species	Attagenus pellio	Attagenus fasciatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Fur carpet beetle and Wardrobe beetle share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Attagenus.

Conservation Status

Fur carpet beetle

LC — Least Concern

Wardrobe beetle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fur carpet beetle	Wardrobe beetle
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).

Wardrobe beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (10 countries), and North America (United States).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 8 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇫🇷 France 🇯🇵 Japan 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇺🇸 United States