Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Peppered maskray

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Neotrygon picta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Peppered maskray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Dermestidae	Dasyatidae
Genus	Anthrenus	Neotrygon
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Neotrygon picta

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Peppered maskray

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Peppered maskray
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).

Peppered maskray

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.