Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs pale octopus

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Octopus pallidus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	pale octopus
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Cephalopoda (Cephalopods)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Octopoda (Octopuses)
Family	Dermestidae	Octopodidae (Common Octopuses)
Genus	Anthrenus	Octopus (Octopuses)
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Octopus pallidus

Evolutionary Relationship

Buffalo Carpet Beetle and pale octopus share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

pale octopus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	pale octopus
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 octopus

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.