Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Butterfly ray

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Gymnura crebripunctata

Key Differences

• Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Butterfly ray is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Butterfly ray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Dermestidae	Gymnuridae
Genus	Anthrenus	Gymnura
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Gymnura crebripunctata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Butterfly ray

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Butterfly ray
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Butterfly ray

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.

Butterfly ray

The Butterfly ray (Gymnura crebripunctata) is a species in the genus Gymnura. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List.