Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs cylindrical cone

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Conus cylindraceus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	cylindrical cone
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Neogastropoda (Neogastropoda)
Family	Dermestidae	Conidae
Genus	Anthrenus	Conus
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Conus cylindraceus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

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Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

cylindrical cone

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	cylindrical cone
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).

cylindrical cone

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests spanning the Australasia and Afrotropic and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Madagascar, Mauritius), Asia (Philippines, Taiwan), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Micronesia, Solomon Islands).

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.