Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Pale Devon Clothes

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Nemapogon inconditella

Key Differences

• Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Pale Devon Clothes is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Pale Devon Clothes
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Dermestidae	Tineidae
Genus	Anthrenus	Nemapogon
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Nemapogon inconditella

Evolutionary Relationship

Buffalo Carpet Beetle and Pale Devon Clothes share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Pale Devon Clothes

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Pale Devon Clothes
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).

Pale Devon Clothes

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, 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:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇸🇪 Sweden