Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Cutleaf coneflower

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Rudbeckia laciniata

Key Differences

• Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Cutleaf coneflower is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Cutleaf coneflower
Kingdom	Animalia (حيوانات)	Plantae (نباتات)
Phylum	Arthropoda (مفصليات الأرجل)	Magnoliophyta (كاسيات البذور)
Class	Insecta (حشرات)	Magnoliopsida (ماغنولانية)
Order	Coleoptera (خنفساء)	Asterales (نجميات)
Family	Dermestidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Anthrenus	Rudbeckia
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Rudbeckia laciniata

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Cutleaf coneflower

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Cutleaf coneflower
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).

Cutleaf coneflower

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (North Korea, Taiwan), Europe (32 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia).

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