Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Creeping Spikemoss

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Selaginella apoda

Key Differences

Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Creeping Spikemoss is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Creeping Spikemoss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Lycopodiopsida (Lycopodiopsida)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Selaginellales (Selaginellales)
Family	Dermestidae	Selaginellaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Selaginella
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Selaginella apoda

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Creeping Spikemoss

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Creeping Spikemoss
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).

Creeping Spikemoss

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Chile, Germany, 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.