Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Burclover

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Medicago polymorpha

Key Differences

• Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Burclover is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Burclover
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	Medicago
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Medicago polymorpha

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Burclover

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Burclover
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).

Burclover

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (8 countries), Europe (21 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Tonga), and South America (6 countries).

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.

Burclover

The Burclover (Medicago polymorpha) is a species in the genus Medicago. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 7 countries:

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