Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs camash

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Camassia quamash

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	camash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Dermestidae	Asparagaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Camassia
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Camassia quamash

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

camash

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	camash
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).

camash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Sweden.

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.

camash

The Camash (Camassia quamash) is a species in the genus Camassia. Distributed across Denmark and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇸🇪 Sweden