Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Richardson’s Willow

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Salix richardsonii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Richardson’s Willow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Dermestidae	Salicaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Salix
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Salix richardsonii

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Richardson’s Willow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Richardson’s Willow
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).

Richardson’s Willow

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.

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.