Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Furniture carpet beetle

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Anthrenus flavipes

Key Differences

• Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Furniture carpet beetle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Furniture carpet 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 same	Anthrenus	Anthrenus
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Anthrenus flavipes

Evolutionary Relationship

Buffalo Carpet Beetle and Furniture carpet beetle share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Anthrenus.

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Furniture carpet beetle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Furniture carpet 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).

Furniture carpet beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Israel), Europe (12 countries), and North America (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 7 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇫🇷 France 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇺🇸 United States