Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Chilean Clover

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Trifolium pratense

Key Differences

• Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Chilean Clover is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Chilean 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	Trifolium
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Trifolium pratense

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Chilean Clover

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Chilean 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).

Chilean Clover

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (6 countries), Europe (12 countries), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (6 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.

Chilean Clover

The Chilean Clover (Trifolium pratense) is a species in the genus Trifolium. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇫🇷 France 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States