Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Jersey Tea

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Ceanothus americanus

Key Differences

Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Jersey Tea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Jersey Tea
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 americanus

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Jersey Tea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Jersey Tea
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).

Jersey Tea

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and 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.