Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs fragrant garlic

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Allium ramosum

Key Differences

Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while fragrant garlic is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	fragrant garlic
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Dermestidae	Amaryllidaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Allium
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Allium ramosum

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

fragrant garlic

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	fragrant garlic
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 garlic

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Czech Republic, Poland, and 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.