Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Reticulated Python

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Python reticulatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Reticulated Python
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Arthropoda (節足動物)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Insecta (昆虫)	Reptilia (爬虫類)
Order	Coleoptera (コウチュウ目)	Squamata (有鱗目)
Family	Dermestidae	Pythonidae (Pythons)
Genus	Anthrenus	Python (Pythons)
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Python reticulatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Buffalo Carpet Beetle and Reticulated Python share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (動物)

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Reticulated Python

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Reticulated Python
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	25 years
Average Length	—	6.0 m
Average Weight	—	75.0 kg

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).

Reticulated Python

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 4 distinct biome types within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, and Thailand.

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.

Reticulated Python

アミメニシキヘビ（Python reticulatus）は世界最長かつ最重量級のヘビの一つである。締め付けによって獲物を仕留める。