Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Dilated Scalewort

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Frullania dilatata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Dilated Scalewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Dermestidae	Frullaniaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Frullania
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Frullania dilatata

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Dilated Scalewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Dilated Scalewort
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).

Dilated Scalewort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Asia (Taiwan) and Europe (6 countries).

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.