Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Gilled lungfish

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Protopterus amphibius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Gilled lungfish
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Dipneusti (Dipneusti)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Ceratodontiformes (Ceratodontiformes)
Family	Dermestidae	Protopteridae
Genus	Anthrenus	Protopterus
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Protopterus amphibius

Evolutionary Relationship

Buffalo Carpet Beetle and Gilled lungfish share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Gilled lungfish

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Gilled lungfish
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).

Gilled lungfish

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.