Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs short Jacob's-ladder

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Polemonium pulcherrimum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	short Jacob's-ladder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Dermestidae	Polemoniaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Polemonium
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Polemonium pulcherrimum

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

short Jacob's-ladder

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	short Jacob's-ladder
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).

short Jacob's-ladder

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

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.