Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Larder beetle

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Dermestes lardarius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Larder beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (hayvan)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Eklem bacaklılar)	Arthropoda (Eklem bacaklılar)
Class same	Insecta (böcek)	Insecta (böcek)
Order same	Coleoptera (Kın kanatlılar)	Coleoptera (Kın kanatlılar)
Family same	Dermestidae	Dermestidae
Genus	Anthrenus	Dermestes
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Dermestes lardarius

Evolutionary Relationship

Buffalo Carpet Beetle and Larder beetle share a common ancestor at the Family level: Dermestidae.

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Larder beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Larder beetle
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).

Larder beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (11 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

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 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇫🇷 France 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States