Abstract: A vacuum cleaner beater brush for lifting dirt from carpeted surfaces without damaging the carpet's fibers. The vacuum cleaner beater brush includes an elongate roller with a pair of opposite ends, and an outer side surface. Each of the ends of the roller has a mounting stud outwardly extending from the respective end of the roller. The outer side surface of the roller is divided into a pair of generally equal sized regions. The roller has a plurality of resiliently deflectable elongate prongs outwardly extending from a first of the regions of the outer side surface of the roller. The roller has a plurality of resilient bristles outwardly extending from a second of the regions of the outer side surface of the roller.