Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs River False Buttonweed

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Spermacoce tenuior

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	River False Buttonweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Dermestidae	Rubiaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Spermacoce
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Spermacoce tenuior

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

River False Buttonweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	River False Buttonweed
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).

River False Buttonweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Cuba, and Madagascar.

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.