Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Prickly-flower Cyanea

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Cyanea aculeatiflora

Key Differences

• Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Prickly-flower Cyanea is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Prickly-flower Cyanea
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Cnidaria (Cnidarians)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Scyphozoa (Scyphozoa)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Semaeostomeae (Semaeostomeae)
Family	Dermestidae	Cyaneidae
Genus	Anthrenus	Cyanea
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Cyanea aculeatiflora

Evolutionary Relationship

Buffalo Carpet Beetle and Prickly-flower Cyanea share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Prickly-flower Cyanea

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Prickly-flower Cyanea
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-flower Cyanea

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.