Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Canada Tick-Clover

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Desmodium canadense

Key Differences

• Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Canada Tick-Clover is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Canada Tick-Clover
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	Desmodium
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Desmodium canadense

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Canada Tick-Clover

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Canada Tick-Clover
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).

Canada Tick-Clover

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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.

Canada Tick-Clover

The Canada Tick-Clover (Desmodium canadense) is a species in the genus Desmodium. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States