Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Mediterranean cabbage

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Brassica fruticulosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Mediterranean cabbage
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Dermestidae	Brassicaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Brassica
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Brassica fruticulosa

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Mediterranean cabbage

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Mediterranean cabbage
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 cabbage

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Norway, and United States.

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.