Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs ramsons

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Allium ursinum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	ramsons
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Dermestidae	Amaryllidaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Allium
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Allium ursinum

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

ramsons

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	ramsons
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).

ramsons

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden.

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.