Brown Violetear vs Buffalo Carpet Beetle

Colibri delphinae compared with Anthrenus scrophulariae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Violetear	Buffalo Carpet Beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Trochilidae	Dermestidae
Genus	Colibri	Anthrenus
Species	Colibri delphinae	Anthrenus scrophulariae

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown Violetear and Buffalo Carpet Beetle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

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Conservation Status

Brown Violetear

LC — Least Concern

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Violetear	Buffalo Carpet Beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown Violetear

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (United States).

Brown Violetear

The only predominantly brown hummingbird in the violetear genus, brown violetears have brownish-bronze upper parts and a diagnostic violet-blue ear patch. Found across a broad range of humid forest and forest edge from Guatemala south through Venezuela, Colombia, and Brazil to Bolivia. Inhabiting elevations from lowland to 2,000 meters, they are found in forest interior, forest edge, and gardens. Despite relatively drab plumage for a hummingbird, the violet ear patch glitters vividly in direct sunlight.

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

The Buffalo Carpet Beetle (Anthrenus scrophulariae) is a species in the genus Anthrenus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.