Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs linear-leaved sundew

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Drosera linearis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	linear-leaved sundew
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Dermestidae	Droseraceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Drosera
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Drosera linearis

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

linear-leaved sundew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	linear-leaved sundew
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).

linear-leaved sundew

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Canada.

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.