Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Schmidt's Hawkweed

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Hieracium schmidtii

Key Differences

Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Schmidt's Hawkweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Schmidt's Hawkweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Dermestidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Anthrenus	Hieracium
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Hieracium schmidtii

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Schmidt's Hawkweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Schmidt's Hawkweed
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).

Schmidt's Hawkweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Portugal.

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.