Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs smooth coil

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Lucilla scintilla

Key Differences

• Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while smooth coil is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	smooth coil
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Dermestidae	Helicodiscidae
Genus	Anthrenus	Lucilla
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Lucilla scintilla

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

smooth coil

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	smooth coil
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).

smooth coil

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Found across Asia (Israel) and Europe (6 countries).

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 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇫🇷 France 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇬🇧 United Kingdom