Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs pheasant's-eye

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Adonis microcarpa

Key Differences

• Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while pheasant's-eye is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	pheasant's-eye
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Dermestidae	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Adonis
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Adonis microcarpa

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

pheasant's-eye

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	pheasant's-eye
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).

pheasant's-eye

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Bulgaria, France, and Portugal.

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 1 countries:

🇫🇷 France