Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Dusky-tailed Flatbill

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Ramphotrigon fuscicauda

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Dusky-tailed Flatbill
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Dermestidae	Tyrannidae
Genus	Anthrenus	Ramphotrigon
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Ramphotrigon fuscicauda

Evolutionary Relationship

Buffalo Carpet Beetle and Dusky-tailed Flatbill share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Dusky-tailed Flatbill

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Dusky-tailed Flatbill
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).

Dusky-tailed Flatbill

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, 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 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway