Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Smaller White-moss

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Leucobryum juniperoideum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Smaller White-moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Bryophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Dicranales (Dicranales)
Family	Dermestidae	Leucobryaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Leucobryum
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Leucobryum juniperoideum

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Smaller White-moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Smaller White-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).

Smaller White-moss

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, 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.