Big Devil'S Beggartick vs Buffalo Carpet Beetle

Bidens vulgata compared with Anthrenus scrophulariae

Key Differences

• Big Devil'S Beggartick is Not Evaluated while Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Devil'S Beggartick	Buffalo Carpet Beetle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Dermestidae
Genus	Bidens	Anthrenus
Species	Bidens vulgata	Anthrenus scrophulariae

Conservation Status

Big Devil'S Beggartick

NE — Not Evaluated

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Devil'S Beggartick	Buffalo Carpet Beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big Devil'S Beggartick

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (11 countries) and North America (Canada, 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).

Big Devil'S Beggartick

The Big Devil'S Beggartick (Bidens vulgata) is a species in the genus Bidens. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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