Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Prickly Heath

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Gaultheria mucronata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Prickly Heath
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Dermestidae	Ericaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Gaultheria
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Gaultheria mucronata

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Heath

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Prickly Heath
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 Heath

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Ireland, Norway, Sweden, and United Kingdom.

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.