Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Cranesbill

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Geranium pusillum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Cranesbill
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Geraniales (Geraniales)
Family	Dermestidae	Geraniaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Geranium
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Geranium pusillum

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Cranesbill

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Cranesbill
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).

Cranesbill

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (5 countries), Europe (14 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Argentina, Chile).

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.