Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Jointed Charlock

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Raphanus raphanistrum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Buffalo Carpet Beetle Jointed Charlock
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Insecta (Insects) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles) Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family Dermestidae Brassicaceae
Genus Anthrenus Raphanus
Species Anthrenus scrophulariae Raphanus raphanistrum

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Jointed Charlock

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Buffalo Carpet Beetle Jointed Charlock
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).

Jointed Charlock

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas spanning the Afrotropic and Palearctic realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (7 countries), Europe (17 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (7 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.

Jointed Charlock

No description available.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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