Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Phacelia

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Phacelia tanacetifolia

Key Differences

• Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Phacelia is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Phacelia
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Dermestidae	Hydrophyllaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Phacelia
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Phacelia tanacetifolia

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Phacelia

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Phacelia
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).

Phacelia

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria), Asia (4 countries), Europe (30 countries), North America (Canada), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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 6 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇫🇷 France 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇬🇧 United Kingdom