Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Sun Grimmia

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Grimmia montana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Sun Grimmia
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Bryophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Grimmiales (Grimmiales)
Family	Dermestidae	Grimmiaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Grimmia
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Grimmia montana

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Sun Grimmia

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Sun Grimmia
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).

Sun Grimmia

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Luxembourg, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

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.