Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Narrowleaf seagrass

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Halodule uninervis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Narrowleaf seagrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Dermestidae	Cymodoceaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Halodule
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Halodule uninervis

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Narrowleaf seagrass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Narrowleaf seagrass
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 seagrass

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Bahrain.

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.