Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Slender Water Moss

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Fontinalis dalecarlica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Slender Water Moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Bryophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Hypnales (Hypnales)
Family	Dermestidae	Fontinalaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Fontinalis
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Fontinalis dalecarlica

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Slender Water Moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Slender Water Moss
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 Water Moss

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, 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.