Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Plain Mini-miner

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Andrena minutuloides

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Plain Mini-miner
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class same	Insecta (Insekten)	Insecta (Insekten)
Order	Coleoptera (Käfer)	Hymenoptera (Hautflügler)
Family	Dermestidae	Andrenidae
Genus	Anthrenus	Andrena
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Andrena minutuloides

Evolutionary Relationship

Buffalo Carpet Beetle and Plain Mini-miner share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insekten)

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Plain Mini-miner

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Plain Mini-miner
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).

Plain Mini-miner

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