Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Jumping spider

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Pseudeuophrys lanigera

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Jumping spider
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Dermestidae	Salticidae
Genus	Anthrenus	Pseudeuophrys
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Pseudeuophrys lanigera

Evolutionary Relationship

Buffalo Carpet Beetle and Jumping spider share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Arthropoda. (Arthropods)

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Jumping spider

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Jumping spider
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).

Jumping spider

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Found across Europe (15 countries) and North America (United States).

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 6 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇫🇷 France 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇺🇸 United States