Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs painted balloon aeolis

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Eubranchus tricolor

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	painted balloon aeolis
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Nudibranchia (Nudibranchia)
Family	Dermestidae	Eubranchidae
Genus	Anthrenus	Eubranchus
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Eubranchus tricolor

Evolutionary Relationship

Buffalo Carpet Beetle and painted balloon aeolis share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

painted balloon aeolis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	painted balloon aeolis
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).

painted balloon aeolis

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden