Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Marmorierte Kreuzspinne

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Araneus marmoreus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Marmorierte Kreuzspinne
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class	Insecta (Insekten)	Arachnida (Spinnentiere)
Order	Coleoptera (Käfer)	Araneae (Webspinnen)
Family	Dermestidae	Araneidae
Genus	Anthrenus	Araneus
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Araneus marmoreus

Evolutionary Relationship

Buffalo Carpet Beetle and Marmorierte Kreuzspinne share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Arthropoda. (Gliederfüßer)

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Marmorierte Kreuzspinne

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Marmorierte Kreuzspinne
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).

Marmorierte Kreuzspinne

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, 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 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States