Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Cathedral bells

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Kalanchoe pinnata

Key Differences

Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Cathedral bells is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Cathedral bells
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Saxifragales (Saxifragales)
Family	Dermestidae	Crassulaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Kalanchoe
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Kalanchoe pinnata

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Cathedral bells

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Cathedral bells
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).

Cathedral bells

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (11 countries), Asia (6 countries), Europe (Portugal, Spain), North America (17 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (10 countries), and South America (10 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.

Cathedral bells

The Cathedral bells (Kalanchoe pinnata) is a species in the genus Kalanchoe. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.