Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs large pheasant's-eye

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Adonis flammea

Key Differences

• Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while large pheasant's-eye is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	large pheasant's-eye
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Dermestidae	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Adonis
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Adonis flammea

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

large pheasant's-eye

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	large pheasant's-eye
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 pheasant's-eye

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (8 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇫🇷 France 🇳🇴 Norway