Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Grooved cuttlefish

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Sepia sulcata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Grooved cuttlefish
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Cephalopoda (Cephalopods)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Sepiida (Sepiida)
Family	Dermestidae	Sepiidae
Genus	Anthrenus	Sepia
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Sepia sulcata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Grooved cuttlefish

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Grooved cuttlefish
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).

Grooved cuttlefish

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.