Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Early Forget-Me-Not

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Myosotis ramosissima

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Early Forget-Me-Not
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Dermestidae	Boraginaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Myosotis
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Myosotis ramosissima

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Early Forget-Me-Not

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Early Forget-Me-Not
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).

Early Forget-Me-Not

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and South America (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.