Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Memorial Rose

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Rosa luciae

Key Differences

• Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Memorial Rose is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Memorial Rose
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Dermestidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Anthrenus	Rosa (Roses)
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Rosa luciae

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Memorial Rose

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Memorial Rose
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).

Memorial Rose

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Taiwan.

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.