Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Taiga tick

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Ixodes persulcatus

Key Differences

• Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Taiga tick is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Taiga tick
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Ixodida (Ixodida)
Family	Dermestidae	Ixodidae
Genus	Anthrenus	Ixodes
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Ixodes persulcatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Taiga tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Taiga tick
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).

Taiga tick

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Sweden and Taiwan.

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:

🇸🇪 Sweden