Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Fragrant Crestwort

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Lophocolea fragrans

Key Differences

Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Fragrant Crestwort is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Fragrant Crestwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Dermestidae	Lophocoleaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Lophocolea
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Lophocolea fragrans

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Fragrant Crestwort

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Fragrant Crestwort
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).

Fragrant Crestwort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Luxembourg, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and Taiwan. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.