Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs melon-leaf nightshade

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Solanum citrullifolium

Key Differences

Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while melon-leaf nightshade is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	melon-leaf nightshade
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Dermestidae	Solanaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Solanum
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Solanum citrullifolium

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

melon-leaf nightshade

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	melon-leaf nightshade
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).

melon-leaf nightshade

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, 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.