Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Cabbage

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Brassica oleracea

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Cabbage
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Dermestidae	Brassicaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Brassica
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Brassica oleracea

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Cabbage

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Cabbage
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).

Cabbage

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), Asia (Turkey, Yemen), Europe (23 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (4 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.

Cabbage

The Cabbage (Brassica oleracea) is a species in the genus Brassica. 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