Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Cortez Hagfish

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Eptatretus sinus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Cortez Hagfish
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Myxini (Myxini)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Myxiniformes (Myxiniformes)
Family	Dermestidae	Myxinidae
Genus	Anthrenus	Eptatretus
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Eptatretus sinus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Cortez Hagfish

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Cortez Hagfish
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).

Cortez Hagfish

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.