Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Proliferating bulrush

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Isolepis prolifera

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Proliferating bulrush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Dermestidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Isolepis
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Isolepis prolifera

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Proliferating bulrush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Proliferating bulrush
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).

Proliferating bulrush

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Australia 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.