Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Great Fruit-eating Bat

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Artibeus lituratus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Great Fruit-eating Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Insecta (แมลง)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Coleoptera (อันดับด้วง)	Chiroptera (ค้างคาว)
Family	Dermestidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Anthrenus	Artibeus
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Artibeus lituratus

Evolutionary Relationship

Buffalo Carpet Beetle and Great Fruit-eating Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (สัตว์)

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Great Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Great Fruit-eating Bat
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).

Great Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

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.