Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Elm leafminer

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Fenusa ulmi

Key Differences

• Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Elm leafminer is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Elm leafminer
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (членистоногие)	Arthropoda (членистоногие)
Class same	Insecta (насекомые)	Insecta (насекомые)
Order	Coleoptera (жесткокрылые)	Hymenoptera (перепончатокрылые)
Family	Dermestidae	Tenthredinidae
Genus	Anthrenus	Fenusa
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Fenusa ulmi

Evolutionary Relationship

Buffalo Carpet Beetle and Elm leafminer share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (насекомые)

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Elm leafminer

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Elm leafminer
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).

Elm leafminer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States