Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs pine rockcress

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Boechera pinetorum

Key Differences

• Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while pine rockcress is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	pine rockcress
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Dermestidae	Brassicaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Boechera
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Boechera pinetorum

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

pine rockcress

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	pine rockcress
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).

pine rockcress

Habitat

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

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.