Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs marsh thistle

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Cirsium palustre

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Buffalo Carpet Beetle marsh thistle
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Insecta (Insects) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles) Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family Dermestidae Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus Anthrenus Cirsium
Species Anthrenus scrophulariae Cirsium palustre

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

marsh thistle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Buffalo Carpet Beetle marsh thistle
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).

marsh thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).

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.

marsh thistle

No description available.

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