Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Disc Mayweed

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Matricaria discoidea

Key Differences

  • Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Disc Mayweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Buffalo Carpet Beetle Disc Mayweed
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Insecta (Insects) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles) Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family Dermestidae Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus Anthrenus Matricaria
Species Anthrenus scrophulariae Matricaria discoidea

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Disc Mayweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Buffalo Carpet Beetle Disc Mayweed
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).

Disc Mayweed

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (5 countries), Europe (33 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Chile).

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.

Disc Mayweed

No description available.

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