Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Dog tick

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Ixodes canisuga

Key Differences

• Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Dog tick is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Dog tick
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Ixodida (Ixodida)
Family	Dermestidae	Ixodidae
Genus	Anthrenus	Ixodes
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Ixodes canisuga

Evolutionary Relationship

Buffalo Carpet Beetle and Dog tick share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Arthropoda. (Arthropods)

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Dog tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Dog tick
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).

Dog tick

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Luxembourg and Sweden.

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 1 countries:

🇸🇪 Sweden