Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Blarina hylophaga

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Arthropoda (節足動物)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Insecta (昆虫)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order	Coleoptera (コウチュウ目)	Soricomorpha (トガリネズミ目)
Family	Dermestidae	Soricidae
Genus	Anthrenus	Blarina
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Blarina hylophaga

Evolutionary Relationship

Buffalo Carpet Beetle and Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (動物)

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew
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).

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

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.