Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Lesser Whipwort

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Bazzania tricrenata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Lesser Whipwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Dermestidae	Lepidoziaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Bazzania
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Bazzania tricrenata

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Whipwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Lesser Whipwort
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 Whipwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, and 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.