Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Bur Clover

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Trifolium lappaceum

Key Differences

• Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Bur Clover is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Bur Clover
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Dermestidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Trifolium
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Trifolium lappaceum

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Bur Clover

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Bur Clover
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).

Bur Clover

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (10 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.

Bur Clover

The Bur Clover (Trifolium lappaceum) is a species in the genus Trifolium. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 6 countries:

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