Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs sand bluestem

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Andropogon hallii

Key Differences

• Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while sand bluestem is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	sand bluestem
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Dermestidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Anthrenus	Andropogon
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Andropogon hallii

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

sand bluestem

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	sand bluestem
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).

sand bluestem

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and India.

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.