Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Sedge Jumper

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Attulus caricis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Sedge Jumper
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Dermestidae	Salticidae
Genus	Anthrenus	Attulus
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Attulus caricis

Evolutionary Relationship

Buffalo Carpet Beetle and Sedge Jumper share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Arthropoda. (Arthropods)

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Sedge Jumper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Sedge Jumper
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).

Sedge Jumper

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, 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 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden