Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Five-leaflet Bitter-cress

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Cardamine pentaphyllos

Key Differences

Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Five-leaflet Bitter-cress is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Five-leaflet Bitter-cress
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Dermestidae	Brassicaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Cardamine
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Cardamine pentaphyllos

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Five-leaflet Bitter-cress

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Five-leaflet Bitter-cress
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).

Five-leaflet Bitter-cress

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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.