Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Eurasian water shrew

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Neomys fodiens

Key Differences

• Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Eurasian water shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Eurasian water 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	Neomys
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Neomys fodiens

Evolutionary Relationship

Buffalo Carpet Beetle and Eurasian water shrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (動物)

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Eurasian water shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Eurasian water 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).

Eurasian water shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Russia, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Eurasian water shrew

カワジネズミ（Neomys fodiens）はIUCNレッドリストで絶滅危惧（EN）に分類されています。野生での絶滅リスクが高く、個体数が著しく減少しており、生存に対する継続的な脅威があります。

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden