Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Southern Cut Grass

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Leersia hexandra

Key Differences

  • Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Southern Cut Grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Buffalo Carpet Beetle Southern Cut Grass
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Insecta (Insects) Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles) Poales (Grasses)
Family Dermestidae Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus Anthrenus Leersia
Species Anthrenus scrophulariae Leersia hexandra

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Southern Cut Grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Buffalo Carpet Beetle Southern Cut Grass
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).

Southern Cut Grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (6 countries), North America (Dominican Republic, Haiti), Oceania and the Pacific (Papua New Guinea), and South America (5 countries).

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.

Southern Cut Grass

No description available.

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