Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Regel's chickweed

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Cerastium regelii

Key Differences

Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Regel's chickweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Regel's chickweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Dermestidae	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Cerastium
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Cerastium regelii

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Regel's chickweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Regel's chickweed
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).

Regel's chickweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, 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.