Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Thyme Plume

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Merrifieldia leucodactyla

Key Differences

Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Thyme Plume is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Thyme Plume
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Dermestidae	Pterophoridae
Genus	Anthrenus	Merrifieldia
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Merrifieldia leucodactyla

Evolutionary Relationship

Buffalo Carpet Beetle and Thyme Plume share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

View Class: Insecta

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Thyme Plume

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Thyme Plume
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 Plume

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate coniferous forests, and temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, among 8 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria, Morocco), Asia (7 countries), and Europe (35 countries). 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.