Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Buttercup

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Narcissus pseudonarcissus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Buttercup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Dermestidae	Amaryllidaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Narcissus
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Narcissus pseudonarcissus

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Buttercup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Buttercup
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).

Buttercup

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (21 countries), North America (Canada, 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.

Buttercup

The Buttercup (Narcissus pseudonarcissus) is a species in the genus Narcissus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States