Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs halberd willow

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Salix hastata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	halberd willow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Dermestidae	Salicaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Salix
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Salix hastata

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

halberd willow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	halberd willow
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).

halberd willow

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Finland, 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.