Frisch's carpet beetle vs Hide Beetle

Dermestes frischi compared with Dermestes maculatus

Key Differences

• Frisch's carpet beetle is Least Concern while Hide Beetle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Frisch's carpet beetle	Hide 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	Dermestes	Dermestes
Species	Dermestes frischi	Dermestes maculatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Frisch's carpet beetle and Hide Beetle share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Dermestes.

Conservation Status

Frisch's carpet beetle

LC — Least Concern

Hide Beetle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Frisch's carpet beetle	Hide Beetle
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).

Hide Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (15 countries), North America (Canada), and South America (Colombia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 14 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇧🇬 Bulgaria 🇨🇦 Canada 🇫🇷 France 🇮🇪 Ireland 🇯🇵 Japan 🇱🇹 Lithuania 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇱 Poland 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇨🇭 Switzerland 🇬🇧 United Kingdom