Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Thyme Pug

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Eupithecia distinctaria

Key Differences

• Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Thyme Pug is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Thyme Pug
Kingdom same	Animalia (hayvan)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Eklem bacaklılar)	Arthropoda (Eklem bacaklılar)
Class same	Insecta (böcek)	Insecta (böcek)
Order	Coleoptera (Kın kanatlılar)	Lepidoptera (Pul kanatlılar)
Family	Dermestidae	Geometridae
Genus	Anthrenus	Eupithecia
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Eupithecia distinctaria

Evolutionary Relationship

Buffalo Carpet Beetle and Thyme Pug share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (böcek)

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Thyme Pug

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Thyme Pug
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).

Thyme Pug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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