Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs thyme broomrape

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Orobanche alba

Key Differences

• Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while thyme broomrape is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	thyme broomrape
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Dermestidae	Orobanchaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Orobanche
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Orobanche alba

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

thyme broomrape

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	thyme broomrape
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).

thyme broomrape

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden