Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Pitch canker

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Fusarium circinatum

Key Differences

• Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Pitch canker is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Pitch canker
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Hypocreales (Hypocreales)
Family	Dermestidae	Nectriaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Fusarium
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Fusarium circinatum

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Pitch canker

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Pitch canker
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).

Pitch canker

Habitat

Native to Africa and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, South Africa, and United States.

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:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇺🇸 United States