Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Hooded red-sided opossum

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Monodelphis palliolata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Hooded red-sided opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Dermestidae	Didelphidae
Genus	Anthrenus	Monodelphis
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Monodelphis palliolata

Evolutionary Relationship

Buffalo Carpet Beetle and Hooded red-sided opossum share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Hooded red-sided opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Hooded red-sided opossum
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).

Hooded red-sided opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

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.