Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Toothwort

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Lathraea squamaria

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Toothwort
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	Lathraea
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Lathraea squamaria

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Toothwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Toothwort
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).

Toothwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, 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.