Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Cardinal Flower

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Lobelia cardinalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Cardinal Flower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Dermestidae	Campanulaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Lobelia
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Lobelia cardinalis

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Cardinal Flower

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Cardinal Flower
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).

Cardinal Flower

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Colombia, Sweden, Taiwan, 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.

Cardinal Flower

The Cardinal Flower (Lobelia cardinalis) is a species in the genus Lobelia. It is currently classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.