Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Field Cricket

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Gryllus campestris

Key Differences

• Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Field Cricket is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Field Cricket
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Orthoptera (Orthoptera)
Family	Dermestidae	Gryllidae
Genus	Anthrenus	Gryllus
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Gryllus campestris

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Field Cricket

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Field Cricket
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).

Field Cricket

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Estonia, Luxembourg, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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 🇸🇪 Sweden