Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs leucothoe

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Leucothoe axillaris

Key Differences

Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while leucothoe is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	leucothoe
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Dermestidae	Ericaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Leucothoe
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Leucothoe axillaris

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

leucothoe

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	leucothoe
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).

leucothoe

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Sweden.

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.