Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs fern-leaf lavender

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Lavandula multifida

Key Differences

Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while fern-leaf lavender is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	fern-leaf lavender
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Dermestidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Lavandula
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Lavandula multifida

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

fern-leaf lavender

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	fern-leaf lavender
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).

fern-leaf lavender

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

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.