Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Toupeira-europeia

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Talpa europaea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Toupeira-europeia
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópode)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Insecta (inseto)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Coleoptera (besouro)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Dermestidae	Talpidae
Genus	Anthrenus	Talpa
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Talpa europaea

Evolutionary Relationship

Buffalo Carpet Beetle and Toupeira-europeia share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Toupeira-europeia

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Toupeira-europeia
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).

Toupeira-europeia

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, 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:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇸🇪 Sweden