Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Muscoid fly

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Delia radicum

Key Differences

• Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Muscoid fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Muscoid fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Dermestidae	Anthomyiidae
Genus	Anthrenus	Delia
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Delia radicum

Evolutionary Relationship

Buffalo Carpet Beetle and Muscoid fly share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Muscoid fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Muscoid fly
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).

Muscoid fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and 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 3 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States