Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs ginger grass

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Cymbopogon martini

Key Differences

• Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while ginger grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	ginger grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Dermestidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Anthrenus	Cymbopogon
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Cymbopogon martini

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

ginger grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	ginger grass
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).

ginger grass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Madagascar.

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.