Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Roundheaded leek

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Allium sphaerocephalon

Key Differences

Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Roundheaded leek is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Roundheaded leek
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 sphaerocephalon

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Roundheaded leek

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Roundheaded leek
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).

Roundheaded leek

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Portugal, Sweden, and United States.

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.