Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Intermediate Hawthorn

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Crataegus media

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Intermediate Hawthorn
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Dermestidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Anthrenus	Crataegus
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Crataegus media

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Intermediate Hawthorn

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Intermediate Hawthorn
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).

Intermediate Hawthorn

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada, 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.