Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Lombok Flying Fox

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Pteropus lombocensis

Key Differences

• Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Lombok Flying Fox is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Lombok Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (hayvan)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Eklem bacaklılar)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class	Insecta (böcek)	Mammalia (memeliler)
Order	Coleoptera (Kın kanatlılar)	Chiroptera (yarasa)
Family	Dermestidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Anthrenus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Pteropus lombocensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Buffalo Carpet Beetle and Lombok Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (hayvan)

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Lombok Flying Fox

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Lombok Flying Fox
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).

Lombok Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.