Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs intermediate oak fern

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Gymnocarpium intermedium

Key Differences

• Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while intermediate oak fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	intermediate oak fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Dermestidae	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Gymnocarpium
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Gymnocarpium intermedium

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

intermediate oak fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	intermediate oak fern
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 oak fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.

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 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway