Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Pygmy cormorant

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Microcarbo pygmaeus

Key Differences

• Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Pygmy cormorant is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Pygmy cormorant
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Suliformes (Suliformes)
Family	Dermestidae	Phalacrocoracidae
Genus	Anthrenus	Microcarbo
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Microcarbo pygmaeus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Pygmy cormorant

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Pygmy cormorant
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).

Pygmy cormorant

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Belgium 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