Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Jack's Scalewort

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Frullania jackii

Key Differences

Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Jack's Scalewort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Jack's Scalewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Dermestidae	Frullaniaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Frullania
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Frullania jackii

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Jack's Scalewort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Jack's Scalewort
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).

Jack's Scalewort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

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.