Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Fitzgerald's Notchwort

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Mesoptychia fitzgeraldiae

Key Differences

• Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Fitzgerald's Notchwort is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Fitzgerald's Notchwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Dermestidae	Jungermanniaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Mesoptychia
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Mesoptychia fitzgeraldiae

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Fitzgerald's Notchwort

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Fitzgerald's Notchwort
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).

Fitzgerald's Notchwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway