Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Lapland Reedgrass

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Calamagrostis lapponica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Lapland Reedgrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Dermestidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Anthrenus	Calamagrostis
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Calamagrostis lapponica

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Lapland Reedgrass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Lapland Reedgrass
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).

Lapland Reedgrass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Finland, Norway, and Sweden.

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.