Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Larch Knight

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Tricholoma psammopus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Larch Knight
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Dermestidae	Tricholomataceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Tricholoma
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Tricholoma psammopus

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Larch Knight

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Larch Knight
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).

Larch Knight

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Iceland, 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.