Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Short Sharp-tail Bee

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Coelioxys afra

Key Differences

• Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Short Sharp-tail Bee is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Short Sharp-tail Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Dermestidae	Megachilidae
Genus	Anthrenus	Coelioxys
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Coelioxys afra

Evolutionary Relationship

Buffalo Carpet Beetle and Short Sharp-tail Bee share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Short Sharp-tail Bee

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Short Sharp-tail Bee
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).

Short Sharp-tail Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Africa (8 countries) and Europe (Luxembourg).

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.