Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Spiny Threadwort

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Cephaloziella spinigera

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Spiny Threadwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Dermestidae	Cephaloziellaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Cephaloziella
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Cephaloziella spinigera

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Spiny Threadwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Spiny Threadwort
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).

Spiny Threadwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, 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.