Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Flaxleaf fanpetals

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Sida linifolia

Key Differences

• Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Flaxleaf fanpetals is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Flaxleaf fanpetals
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Dermestidae	Malvaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Sida
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Sida linifolia

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Flaxleaf fanpetals

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Flaxleaf fanpetals
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).

Flaxleaf fanpetals

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (India), North America (4 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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:

🇺🇸 United States