Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Cormorant tick

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Ixodes unicavatus

Key Differences

• Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Cormorant tick is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Cormorant tick
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Ixodida (Ixodida)
Family	Dermestidae	Ixodidae
Genus	Anthrenus	Ixodes
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Ixodes unicavatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Cormorant tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Cormorant tick
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).

Cormorant tick

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Found in 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇸🇪 Sweden