Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs lesser field grasshopper

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Chorthippus mollis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	lesser field grasshopper
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Orthoptera (Orthoptera)
Family	Dermestidae	Acrididae
Genus	Anthrenus	Chorthippus
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Chorthippus mollis

Evolutionary Relationship

Buffalo Carpet Beetle and lesser field grasshopper share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

lesser field grasshopper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	lesser field grasshopper
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).

lesser field grasshopper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Luxembourg.

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 1 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium