Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Dafodill

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Narcissus albimarginatus

Key Differences

• Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Dafodill is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Dafodill
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Dermestidae	Amaryllidaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Narcissus
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Narcissus albimarginatus

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Dafodill

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Dafodill
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).

Dafodill

Habitat

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

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.