Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Frost Grape

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Vitis riparia

Key Differences

• Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Frost Grape is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Frost Grape
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Vitales (Vitales)
Family	Dermestidae	Vitaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Vitis
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Vitis riparia

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Frost Grape

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Frost Grape
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).

Frost Grape

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Turkey), Europe (6 countries), and North America (Canada, 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇺🇸 United States