Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Northern needleleaf

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Tillandsia balbisiana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Northern needleleaf
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Dermestidae	Bromeliaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Tillandsia
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Tillandsia balbisiana

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Northern needleleaf

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Northern needleleaf
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).

Northern needleleaf

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, 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.