Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs pink root mealybug

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Heliococcus radicicola

Key Differences

• Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while pink root mealybug is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	pink root mealybug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Dermestidae	Pseudococcidae
Genus	Anthrenus	Heliococcus
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Heliococcus radicicola

Evolutionary Relationship

Buffalo Carpet Beetle and pink root mealybug share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

pink root mealybug

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	pink root mealybug
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).

pink root mealybug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across 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