Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Mediterranean onion

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Allium paniculatum

Key Differences

• Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Mediterranean onion is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Mediterranean onion
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Dermestidae	Amaryllidaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Allium
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Allium paniculatum

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Mediterranean onion

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Mediterranean onion
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 onion

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Portugal, United Kingdom, 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇺🇸 United States