Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Thin Asphodeline

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Asphodeline tenuior

Key Differences

• Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Thin Asphodeline is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Thin Asphodeline
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Dermestidae	Asphodelaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Asphodeline
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Asphodeline tenuior

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Thin Asphodeline

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Thin Asphodeline
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).

Thin Asphodeline

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.