Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Smelly wallflower

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Erysimum odoratum

Key Differences

Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Smelly wallflower is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Smelly wallflower
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	Erysimum
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Erysimum odoratum

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Smelly wallflower

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Smelly wallflower
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).

Smelly wallflower

Habitat

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

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.