Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Cupped Ear

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Otidea cantharella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Cupped Ear
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Dermestidae	Otideaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Otidea
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Otidea cantharella

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Cupped Ear

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Cupped Ear
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).

Cupped Ear

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.