Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Giant dodder

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Cuscuta reflexa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Giant dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Dermestidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Cuscuta
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Cuscuta reflexa

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Giant dodder

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Giant dodder
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).

Giant dodder

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Bhutan, Mauritius, and 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.