Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs German-asphodel

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Tofieldia calyculata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	German-asphodel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Dermestidae	Tofieldiaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Tofieldia
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Tofieldia calyculata

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

German-asphodel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	German-asphodel
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).

German-asphodel

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway 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.