Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs One-Flowered Broomrape

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Aphyllon uniflorum

Key Differences

• Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while One-Flowered Broomrape is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	One-Flowered Broomrape
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Dermestidae	Orobanchaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Aphyllon
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Aphyllon uniflorum

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

One-Flowered Broomrape

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	One-Flowered Broomrape
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).

One-Flowered Broomrape

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇫🇷 France 🇺🇸 United States