Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Dark Stonewort

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Nitella opaca

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Dark Stonewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Charophyta (Charophyta)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Charophyceae (Charophyceae)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Charales (Charales)
Family	Dermestidae	Characeae
Genus	Anthrenus	Nitella
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Nitella opaca

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Dark Stonewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Dark Stonewort
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).

Dark Stonewort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, 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.