Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs pale moonwort

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Botrychium pallidum

Key Differences

• Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while pale moonwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	pale moonwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Dermestidae	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Botrychium
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Botrychium pallidum

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

pale moonwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	pale moonwort
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).

pale moonwort

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Found in Canada.

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.