Bed-jacket vs Larder beetle

Alectryon tomentosus compared with Dermestes lardarius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bed-jacket Larder beetle
Kingdom Plantae (植物) Animalia (動物)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (被子植物門) Arthropoda (節足動物)
Class Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱) Insecta (昆虫)
Order Sapindales (ムクロジ目) Coleoptera (コウチュウ目)
Family Sapindaceae Dermestidae
Genus Alectryon Dermestes
Species Alectryon tomentosus Dermestes lardarius

Conservation Status

Bed-jacket

LC — Least Concern

Larder beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bed-jacket Larder 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.

Larder 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).

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.

Larder beetle

No description available.

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