Furniture carpet beetle vs Mill Carpet Beetle

Anthrenus flavipes compared with Anthrenus fuscus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Furniture carpet beetle	Mill Carpet Beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (artrópodos)	Arthropoda (artrópodos)
Class same	Insecta (insecto)	Insecta (insecto)
Order same	Coleoptera (coleópteros)	Coleoptera (coleópteros)
Family same	Dermestidae	Dermestidae
Genus same	Anthrenus	Anthrenus
Species	Anthrenus flavipes	Anthrenus fuscus

Evolutionary Relationship

Furniture carpet beetle and Mill Carpet Beetle share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Anthrenus.

Conservation Status

Furniture carpet beetle

NE — Not Evaluated

Mill Carpet Beetle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Furniture carpet beetle	Mill Carpet Beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Furniture carpet beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Israel), Europe (12 countries), and North America (United States).

Mill Carpet Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 6 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇨🇭 Switzerland 🇺🇸 United States