Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs mountain mare's-tail

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Hippuris montana

Key Differences

Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while mountain mare's-tail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	mountain mare's-tail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Dermestidae	Plantaginaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Hippuris
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Hippuris montana

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

mountain mare's-tail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	mountain mare's-tail
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 mare's-tail

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.

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.