Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs floating hook moss

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Warnstorfia fluitans

Key Differences

• Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while floating hook moss is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	floating hook moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Bryophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Hypnales (Hypnales)
Family	Dermestidae	Calliergonaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Warnstorfia
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Warnstorfia fluitans

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

floating hook moss

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	floating hook moss
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 hook moss

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (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 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States