Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Dover Grass

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Lolium pratense

Key Differences

• Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Dover Grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Dover Grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Dermestidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Anthrenus	Lolium
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Lolium pratense

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Dover Grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Dover Grass
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).

Dover Grass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, Norway, 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇫🇷 France 🇳🇴 Norway 🇺🇸 United States