Furniture carpet beetle vs Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

Anthrenus flavipes compared with Mystacina robusta

Key Differences

• Furniture carpet beetle is Not Evaluated while Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Furniture carpet beetle	Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (insecte)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Dermestidae	Mystacinidae
Genus	Anthrenus	Mystacina
Species	Anthrenus flavipes	Mystacina robusta

Evolutionary Relationship

Furniture carpet beetle and Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (animal)

Conservation Status

Furniture carpet beetle

NE — Not Evaluated

Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Furniture carpet beetle	Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat
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).

Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.