Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Simons’s Mouse Opossum

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Marmosa simonsi

Key Differences

• Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Simons’s Mouse Opossum is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Simons’s Mouse Opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Insecta (Insekten)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Coleoptera (Käfer)	Didelphimorphia (Beutelrattenartige)
Family	Dermestidae	Didelphidae
Genus	Anthrenus	Marmosa
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Marmosa simonsi

Evolutionary Relationship

Buffalo Carpet Beetle and Simons’s Mouse Opossum share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Tier)

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Simons’s Mouse Opossum

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Simons’s Mouse Opossum
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).

Simons’s Mouse Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

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.