Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Wooly Spinifex

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Triodia lanata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Wooly Spinifex
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Dermestidae	Hepialidae
Genus	Anthrenus	Triodia
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Triodia lanata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Wooly Spinifex

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Wooly Spinifex
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).

Wooly Spinifex

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.