Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs stinking hellebore

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Helleborus foetidus

Key Differences

• Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while stinking hellebore is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	stinking hellebore
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Dermestidae	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Helleborus
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Helleborus foetidus

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

stinking hellebore

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	stinking hellebore
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 hellebore

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (10 countries) and North America (United States).

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 4 countries:

🇫🇷 France 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States