Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Cypress Groundling

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Gelechia senticetella

Key Differences

• Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Cypress Groundling is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Cypress Groundling
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	Gelechiidae
Genus	Anthrenus	Gelechia
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Gelechia senticetella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Cypress Groundling

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Cypress Groundling
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).

Cypress Groundling

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

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 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇫🇷 France 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇬🇧 United Kingdom