Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Russian peashrub

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Caragana frutex

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Russian peashrub
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Dermestidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Caragana
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Caragana frutex

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Russian peashrub

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Russian peashrub
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 peashrub

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries) and North America (Canada, 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States