Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Touch-me-not

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Melianthus comosus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Touch-me-not
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Geraniales (Geraniales)
Family	Dermestidae	Melianthaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Melianthus
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Melianthus comosus

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Touch-me-not

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Touch-me-not
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).

Touch-me-not

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia and Spain.

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.