Ascending Grapefern vs Buffalo Carpet Beetle

Botrychium ascendens compared with Anthrenus scrophulariae

Key Differences

• Ascending Grapefern is Not Evaluated while Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ascending Grapefern	Buffalo Carpet Beetle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Dermestidae
Genus	Botrychium	Anthrenus
Species	Botrychium ascendens	Anthrenus scrophulariae

Conservation Status

Ascending Grapefern

NE — Not Evaluated

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ascending Grapefern	Buffalo Carpet Beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ascending Grapefern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and United States.

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (United States).

Ascending Grapefern

Ascending grapefern (Botrychium ascendens) is a species in the genus Botrychium. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

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:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇺🇸 United States