Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs slender broomrape

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Orobanche gracilis

Key Differences

Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while slender broomrape is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	slender broomrape
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Dermestidae	Orobanchaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Orobanche
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Orobanche gracilis

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

slender broomrape

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	slender broomrape
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).

slender broomrape

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Czech Republic, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

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.