Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Lesser Scalewort

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Frullania microphylla

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Lesser Scalewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Dermestidae	Frullaniaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Frullania
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Frullania microphylla

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Scalewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Lesser Scalewort
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).

Lesser Scalewort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Portugal.

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.