Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Sea Knotgrass

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Polygonum maritimum

Key Differences

• Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Sea Knotgrass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Sea Knotgrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Dermestidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Polygonum
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Polygonum maritimum

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Sea Knotgrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Sea Knotgrass
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).

Sea Knotgrass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Chile, India, 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.