Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs smooth hawkweed

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Hieracium laevigatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	smooth hawkweed
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	Hieracium
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Hieracium laevigatum

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

smooth hawkweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	smooth hawkweed
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 hawkweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Portugal.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway