Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Russian Spiraea

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Spiraea media

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Russian Spiraea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Dermestidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Anthrenus	Spiraea
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Spiraea media

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Russian Spiraea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Russian Spiraea
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 Spiraea

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (12 countries).

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 6 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇫🇷 France 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇬🇧 United Kingdom