Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Persian onion

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Allium cristophii

Key Differences

• Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Persian onion is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Persian onion
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Dermestidae	Amaryllidaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Allium
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Allium cristophii

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Persian onion

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Persian onion
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).

Persian onion

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Slovakia, and Sweden.

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:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇸🇪 Sweden