Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs toothed wrack

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Fucus serratus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	toothed wrack
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Fucales (Fucales)
Family	Dermestidae	Fucaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Fucus
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Fucus serratus

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

toothed wrack

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	toothed wrack
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).

toothed wrack

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.

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.