Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Northern Red-backed Vole

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Myodes rutilus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Northern Red-backed Vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (प्राणी)	Animalia (प्राणी)
Phylum	Arthropoda (सन्धिपाद)	Chordata (रज्जुकी)
Class	Insecta (कीट)	Mammalia (स्तनधारी)
Order	Coleoptera (वर्मपंखी गण)	Rodentia (कृंतक)
Family	Dermestidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Anthrenus	Myodes
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Myodes rutilus

Evolutionary Relationship

Buffalo Carpet Beetle and Northern Red-backed Vole share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (प्राणी)

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Northern Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Northern Red-backed Vole
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).

Northern Red-backed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Russia, 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 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden