Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs prairie phlox

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Phlox pilosa

Key Differences

• Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while prairie phlox is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	prairie phlox
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Dermestidae	Polemoniaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Phlox
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Phlox pilosa

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

prairie phlox

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	prairie phlox
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).

prairie phlox

Habitat

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

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.