Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs smooth fleabane

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Erigeron glabellus

Key Differences

Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while smooth fleabane is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	smooth fleabane
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Dermestidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Anthrenus	Erigeron
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Erigeron glabellus

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

smooth fleabane

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	smooth fleabane
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).

smooth fleabane

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across 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.