Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Cream Pea

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Lathyrus ochroleucus

Key Differences

Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Cream Pea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Cream Pea
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	Lathyrus
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Lathyrus ochroleucus

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Cream Pea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Cream Pea
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).

Cream Pea

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, 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.