Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Buzzing Spider

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Anyphaena accentuata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Buzzing Spider
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Dermestidae	Anyphaenidae
Genus	Anthrenus	Anyphaena
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Anyphaena accentuata

Evolutionary Relationship

Buffalo Carpet Beetle and Buzzing Spider share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Arthropoda. (Arthropods)

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Buzzing Spider

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Buzzing Spider
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).

Buzzing Spider

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

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.

Buzzing Spider

The Buzzing Spider (Anyphaena accentuata) is a species in the genus Anyphaena. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden