Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs saline atriplex

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Atriplex dioica

Key Differences

• Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while saline atriplex is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	saline atriplex
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Dermestidae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Atriplex
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Atriplex dioica

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

saline atriplex

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	saline atriplex
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).

saline atriplex

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.

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.