Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Deep-brown Dart

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Aporophyla lutulenta

Key Differences

• Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Deep-brown Dart is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Deep-brown Dart
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	Noctuidae
Genus	Anthrenus	Aporophyla
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Aporophyla lutulenta

Evolutionary Relationship

Buffalo Carpet Beetle and Deep-brown Dart share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Deep-brown Dart

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Deep-brown Dart
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).

Deep-brown Dart

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Norway.

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 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway