Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Mouse barley

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Hordeum murinum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Buffalo Carpet Beetle Mouse barley
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Insecta (Insects) Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles) Poales (Grasses)
Family Dermestidae Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus Anthrenus Hordeum
Species Anthrenus scrophulariae Hordeum murinum

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Mouse barley

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Buffalo Carpet Beetle Mouse barley
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).

Mouse barley

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (20 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (4 countries).

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.

Mouse barley

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