Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Lau's Leaf Little Toad

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Leptobrachella laui

Key Differences

• Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Lau's Leaf Little Toad is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Lau's Leaf Little Toad
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Amphibia (Amphibians)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Anura (Frogs & Toads)
Family	Dermestidae	Megophryidae
Genus	Anthrenus	Leptobrachella
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Leptobrachella laui

Evolutionary Relationship

Buffalo Carpet Beetle and Lau's Leaf Little Toad share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Lau's Leaf Little Toad

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Lau's Leaf Little Toad
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).

Lau's Leaf Little Toad

Habitat

Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

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.