Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Desert Firetail

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Telebasis salva

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Desert Firetail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Dermestidae	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Anthrenus	Telebasis
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Telebasis salva

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Desert Firetail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Desert Firetail
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).

Desert Firetail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.