Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Slender centaury

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Centaurium tenuiflorum

Key Differences

Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Slender centaury is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Slender centaury
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Dermestidae	Gentianaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Centaurium
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Centaurium tenuiflorum

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Slender centaury

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Slender centaury
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 centaury

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Japan, Portugal, and United States.

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.