Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs slender pug

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Eupithecia tenuiata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	slender pug
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (節足動物)	Arthropoda (節足動物)
Class same	Insecta (昆虫)	Insecta (昆虫)
Order	Coleoptera (コウチュウ目)	Lepidoptera (チョウ目)
Family	Dermestidae	Geometridae
Genus	Anthrenus	Eupithecia
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Eupithecia tenuiata

Evolutionary Relationship

Buffalo Carpet Beetle and slender pug share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (昆虫)

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

slender pug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	slender pug
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).

slender pug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, 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 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden