Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Eel-Grass Pondweed

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Potamogeton zosteriformis

Key Differences

• Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Eel-Grass Pondweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Eel-Grass Pondweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Dermestidae	Potamogetonaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Potamogeton
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Potamogeton zosteriformis

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Eel-Grass Pondweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Eel-Grass Pondweed
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).

Eel-Grass Pondweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, 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 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇺🇸 United States