Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Hoaryleaf ceanothus

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Ceanothus crassifolius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Hoaryleaf ceanothus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Dermestidae	Rhamnaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Ceanothus
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Ceanothus crassifolius

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Hoaryleaf ceanothus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Hoaryleaf ceanothus
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).

Hoaryleaf ceanothus

Habitat

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

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.