Black carpet beetle vs Fur carpet beetle

Attagenus unicolor compared with Attagenus pellio

Key Differences

• Black carpet beetle is Not Evaluated while Fur carpet beetle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black carpet beetle	Fur carpet beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)
Class same	Insecta (昆蟲綱)	Insecta (昆蟲綱)
Order same	Coleoptera (鞘翅目)	Coleoptera (鞘翅目)
Family same	Dermestidae	Dermestidae
Genus same	Attagenus	Attagenus
Species	Attagenus unicolor	Attagenus pellio

Evolutionary Relationship

Black carpet beetle and Fur carpet beetle share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Attagenus.

Conservation Status

Black carpet beetle

NE — Not Evaluated

Fur carpet beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black carpet beetle	Fur carpet beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black carpet beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (20 countries), and North America (United States).

Fur carpet 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).

Black carpet beetle

The Black carpet beetle (Attagenus unicolor) is a species in the genus Attagenus. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats. Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (20 countries), and North America (United States).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 11 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇪🇪 Estonia 🇫🇷 France 🇯🇵 Japan 🇱🇻 Latvia 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇨🇭 Switzerland 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇺🇸 United States