Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Oriental asperula

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Asperula orientalis

Key Differences

Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Oriental asperula is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Oriental asperula
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Dermestidae	Rubiaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Asperula
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Asperula orientalis

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Oriental asperula

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Oriental asperula
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).

Oriental asperula

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries) and North America (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.