Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs bur ragweed

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Ambrosia confertiflora

Key Differences

Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while bur ragweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	bur ragweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Dermestidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Anthrenus	Ambrosia
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Ambrosia confertiflora

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

bur ragweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	bur ragweed
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 ragweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Bulgaria, Israel, Norway, and Palestine.

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 ragweed

The Bur ragweed (Ambrosia confertiflora) is a species in the genus Ambrosia. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.