Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs serviceberry

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Amelanchier ovalis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	serviceberry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Dermestidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Anthrenus	Amelanchier
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Amelanchier ovalis

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

serviceberry

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	serviceberry
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).

serviceberry

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

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.