Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs large grimmia

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Grimmia elatior

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	large grimmia
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Bryophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Grimmiales (Grimmiales)
Family	Dermestidae	Grimmiaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Grimmia
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Grimmia elatior

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

large grimmia

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	large grimmia
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).

large grimmia

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across 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.