Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Mountain Saffron

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Solorina crocea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Mountain Saffron
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Peltigerales (Peltigerales)
Family	Dermestidae	Peltigeraceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Solorina
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Solorina crocea

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Saffron

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Mountain Saffron
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 Saffron

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway 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.