Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs spring squill

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Scilla verna

Key Differences

Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while spring squill is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	spring squill
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Dermestidae	Asparagaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Scilla
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Scilla verna

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

spring squill

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	spring squill
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).

spring squill

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across 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.