Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs May grass

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Phalaris caroliniana

Key Differences

• Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while May grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	May grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Dermestidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Anthrenus	Phalaris
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Phalaris caroliniana

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

May grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	May grass
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).

May grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Chile 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇸🇪 Sweden