Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs caraway thyme

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Thymus herba-barona

Key Differences

• Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while caraway thyme is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	caraway thyme
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Dermestidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Thymus
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Thymus herba-barona

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

caraway thyme

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	caraway thyme
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).

caraway thyme

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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.

caraway thyme

The Caraway Thyme (Thymus herba-barona) is a species in the genus Thymus. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇸🇪 Sweden