Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Narrow-tailed Emerald

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Chlorostilbon stenurus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Narrow-tailed Emerald
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Dermestidae	Trochilidae
Genus	Anthrenus	Chlorostilbon
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Chlorostilbon stenurus

Evolutionary Relationship

Buffalo Carpet Beetle and Narrow-tailed Emerald share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Narrow-tailed Emerald

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Narrow-tailed Emerald
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).

Narrow-tailed Emerald

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Norway, and Venezuela.

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:

🇳🇴 Norway