Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs limestone fern

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Gymnocarpium robertianum

Key Differences

• Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while limestone fern is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	limestone fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Dermestidae	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Gymnocarpium
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Gymnocarpium robertianum

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

limestone fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	limestone fern
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).

limestone fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden