Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Long-footed Treeshrew

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Tupaia longipes

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Long-footed Treeshrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Scandentia (Scandentia)
Family	Dermestidae	Tupaiidae
Genus	Anthrenus	Tupaia
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Tupaia longipes

Evolutionary Relationship

Buffalo Carpet Beetle and Long-footed Treeshrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Long-footed Treeshrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Long-footed Treeshrew
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).

Long-footed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.