Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Gray-faced Buzzard

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Butastur indicus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Gray-faced Buzzard
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)
Family	Dermestidae	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)
Genus	Anthrenus	Butastur
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Butastur indicus

Evolutionary Relationship

Buffalo Carpet Beetle and Gray-faced Buzzard share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Gray-faced Buzzard

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Gray-faced Buzzard
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).

Gray-faced Buzzard

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Taiwan.

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