Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Cowberry Redleaf

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Exobasidium vaccinii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Cowberry Redleaf
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Exobasidiomycetes (Exobasidiomycetes)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Exobasidiales (Exobasidiales)
Family	Dermestidae	Exobasidiaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Exobasidium
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Exobasidium vaccinii

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Cowberry Redleaf

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Cowberry Redleaf
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).

Cowberry Redleaf

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, 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.