Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs New Guinean Quoll

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Dasyurus albopunctatus

Key Differences

• Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while New Guinean Quoll is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	New Guinean Quoll
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópodos)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Insecta (insecto)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Coleoptera (coleópteros)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Dermestidae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Anthrenus	Dasyurus
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Dasyurus albopunctatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Buffalo Carpet Beetle and New Guinean Quoll share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

New Guinean Quoll

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	New Guinean Quoll
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).

New Guinean Quoll

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.