Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Prickly Coontail

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Ceratophyllum echinatum

Key Differences

Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Prickly Coontail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Prickly Coontail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Ceratophyllales (Ceratophyllales)
Family	Dermestidae	Ceratophyllaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Ceratophyllum
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Ceratophyllum echinatum

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Coontail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Prickly Coontail
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).

Prickly Coontail

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada 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.