Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Floating Bur-Reed

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Sparganium fluctuans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Floating Bur-Reed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Dermestidae	Typhaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Sparganium
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Sparganium fluctuans

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Floating Bur-Reed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Floating Bur-Reed
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).

Floating Bur-Reed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada 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.