Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Sandbur

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Cenchrus latifolius

Key Differences

Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Sandbur is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Sandbur
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	Cenchrus
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Cenchrus latifolius

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Sandbur

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Sandbur
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).

Sandbur

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Sweden, and 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.