Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Large Garden Humble-bee

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Bombus ruderatus

Key Differences

• Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Large Garden Humble-bee is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Large Garden Humble-bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Dermestidae	Apidae (Bees)
Genus	Anthrenus	Bombus
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Bombus ruderatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Buffalo Carpet Beetle and Large Garden Humble-bee share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Large Garden Humble-bee

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Large Garden Humble-bee
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).

Large Garden Humble-bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Argentina, Bolivia, Chile).

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 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden