Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs small-flowered draba

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Draba micropetala

Key Differences

Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while small-flowered draba is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	small-flowered draba
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Dermestidae	Brassicaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Draba
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Draba micropetala

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

small-flowered draba

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	small-flowered draba
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).

small-flowered draba

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, 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.