Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs mountain thistle

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Acanthus montanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	mountain thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Dermestidae	Acanthaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Acanthus
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Acanthus montanus

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

mountain thistle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	mountain thistle
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 thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Found in India.

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.