Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Spitting spider

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Scytodes univittata

Key Differences

• Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Spitting spider is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Spitting spider
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Dermestidae	Scytodidae
Genus	Anthrenus	Scytodes
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Scytodes univittata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Spitting spider

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Spitting spider
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).

Spitting spider

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and United States.

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:

🇺🇸 United States