Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Cusick camas

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Camassia cusickii

Key Differences

• Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Cusick camas is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Cusick camas
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Dermestidae	Asparagaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Camassia
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Camassia cusickii

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Cusick camas

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Cusick camas
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).

Cusick camas

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden