Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Mountain-ash

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Sorbus alnifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Mountain-ash
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	Sorbus
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Sorbus alnifolia

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Mountain-ash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Mountain-ash
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).

Mountain-ash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, 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.