Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs red wild einkorn

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Triticum urartu

Key Differences

• Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while red wild einkorn is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	red wild einkorn
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Dermestidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Anthrenus	Triticum
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Triticum urartu

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

red wild einkorn

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	red wild einkorn
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).

red wild einkorn

Habitat

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

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.