Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Russian hollyhock

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Alcea rugosa

Key Differences

• Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Russian hollyhock is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Russian hollyhock
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Dermestidae	Malvaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Alcea
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Alcea rugosa

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Russian hollyhock

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Russian hollyhock
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).

Russian hollyhock

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Poland, Russia, Slovakia, 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇸🇪 Sweden