Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Four-barred Major

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Oxycera rara

Key Differences

• Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Four-barred Major is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Four-barred Major
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Dermestidae	Stratiomyidae
Genus	Anthrenus	Oxycera
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Oxycera rara

Evolutionary Relationship

Buffalo Carpet Beetle and Four-barred Major share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Four-barred Major

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Four-barred Major
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).

Four-barred Major

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Denmark.

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:

🇧🇪 Belgium