Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Sweet Trillium

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Trillium vaseyi

Key Differences

• Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Sweet Trillium is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Sweet Trillium
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Dermestidae	Melanthiaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Trillium
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Trillium vaseyi

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Sweet Trillium

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Sweet Trillium
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).

Sweet Trillium

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.