Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs large-seed dodder

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Cuscuta indecora

Key Differences

• Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while large-seed dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	large-seed dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Dermestidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Cuscuta
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Cuscuta indecora

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

large-seed dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	large-seed dodder
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-seed dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Argentina, Brazil, and Colombia.

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.