Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Southern Damselfly

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Coenagrion mercuriale

Key Differences

• Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Southern Damselfly is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Southern Damselfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Dermestidae	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Anthrenus	Coenagrion
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Coenagrion mercuriale

Evolutionary Relationship

Buffalo Carpet Beetle and Southern Damselfly share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Southern Damselfly

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Southern Damselfly
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).

Southern Damselfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium