Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs hull-less oat

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Avena nuda

Key Differences

• Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while hull-less oat is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	hull-less oat
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	Avena
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Avena nuda

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

hull-less oat

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	hull-less oat
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).

hull-less oat

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (Japan) and Europe (6 countries).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇫🇷 France