Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Thin-flowered Colchicum

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Colchicum leptanthum

Key Differences

• Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Thin-flowered Colchicum is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Thin-flowered Colchicum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Dermestidae	Colchicaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Colchicum
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Colchicum leptanthum

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Thin-flowered Colchicum

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Thin-flowered Colchicum
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-flowered Colchicum

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.