Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Streamside Swordfern

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Nephrolepis rivularis

Key Differences

• Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Streamside Swordfern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Streamside Swordfern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Dermestidae	Nephrolepidaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Nephrolepis
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Nephrolepis rivularis

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Streamside Swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Streamside Swordfern
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).

Streamside Swordfern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

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.