Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs tiny door snail

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Clausilia rugosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	tiny door snail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Dermestidae	Clausiliidae
Genus	Anthrenus	Clausilia
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Clausilia rugosa

Evolutionary Relationship

Buffalo Carpet Beetle and tiny door snail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

tiny door snail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	tiny door snail
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).

tiny door snail

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Norway.

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 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway