Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs least pouncewort

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Lejeunea cavifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	least pouncewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Dermestidae	Lejeuneaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Lejeunea
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Lejeunea cavifolia

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

least pouncewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	least pouncewort
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).

least pouncewort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

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.