Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Spreading windmill grass

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Chloris divaricata

Key Differences

• Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Spreading windmill grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Spreading windmill grass
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Dermestidae	Fringillidae
Genus	Anthrenus	Chloris
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Chloris divaricata

Evolutionary Relationship

Buffalo Carpet Beetle and Spreading windmill grass share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Spreading windmill grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Spreading windmill 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).

Spreading windmill grass

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji, Tonga).

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 6 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇫🇷 France 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇺🇸 United States