Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Narrowleaf plantain lily

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Hosta lancifolia

Key Differences

Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Narrowleaf plantain lily is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Narrowleaf plantain lily
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Dermestidae	Asparagaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Hosta
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Hosta lancifolia

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Narrowleaf plantain lily

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Narrowleaf plantain lily
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).

Narrowleaf plantain lily

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, 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.