Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Two-spotted Groundhopper

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Tetrix bipunctata

Key Differences

• Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Two-spotted Groundhopper is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Two-spotted Groundhopper
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Orthoptera (Orthoptera)
Family	Dermestidae	Tetrigidae
Genus	Anthrenus	Tetrix
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Tetrix bipunctata

Evolutionary Relationship

Buffalo Carpet Beetle and Two-spotted Groundhopper share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Two-spotted Groundhopper

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Two-spotted Groundhopper
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).

Two-spotted Groundhopper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

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 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden