Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Stinking Daffodil

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Pancratium foetidum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Stinking Daffodil
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Dermestidae	Amaryllidaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Pancratium
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Pancratium foetidum

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Stinking Daffodil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Stinking Daffodil
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).

Stinking Daffodil

Habitat

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

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.