Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Chervil

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Anthriscus cerefolium

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Chervil
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Apiales (Apiales)
Family	Dermestidae	Apiaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Anthriscus
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Anthriscus cerefolium

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Chervil

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Chervil
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).

Chervil

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Georgia, Kyrgyzstan), Europe (22 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.

Chervil

The Chervil (Anthriscus cerefolium) is a species in the genus Anthriscus. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 7 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇫🇷 France 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇺🇸 United States