Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Mediterranean Aegilops

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Aegilops biuncialis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Mediterranean Aegilops
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	Aegilops
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Aegilops biuncialis

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Mediterranean Aegilops

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Mediterranean Aegilops
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).

Mediterranean Aegilops

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across France and Slovenia.

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.