Bed-jacket vs Dermestid beetle

Alectryon tomentosus compared with Anthrenus pimpinellae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bed-jacket Dermestid beetle
Kingdom Plantae (planta) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Arthropoda (artrópodos)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Insecta (insecto)
Order Sapindales (Sapindales) Coleoptera (coleópteros)
Family Sapindaceae Dermestidae
Genus Alectryon Anthrenus
Species Alectryon tomentosus Anthrenus pimpinellae

Conservation Status

Bed-jacket

LC — Least Concern

Dermestid beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bed-jacket Dermestid beetle
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bed-jacket

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Dermestid beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Bed-jacket

The Bed-jacket (Alectryon tomentosus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Dermestid beetle

No description available.

Nature FYI Family

Explore more of the natural world across our sister sites.

Part of the Nature FYI family — FYIPedia