Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Chevron Snout

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Hypena lividalis

Key Differences

• Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Chevron Snout is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Chevron Snout
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Dermestidae	Erebidae
Genus	Anthrenus	Hypena
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Hypena lividalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Buffalo Carpet Beetle and Chevron Snout share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Chevron Snout

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Chevron Snout
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).

Chevron Snout

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Portugal, South Africa, Sweden, and Yemen.

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.

Chevron Snout

The Chevron Snout (Hypena lividalis) is a species in the genus Hypena. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇸🇪 Sweden