Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs trailing tormentil

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Potentilla anglica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Buffalo Carpet Beetle trailing tormentil
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Insecta (Insects) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles) Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family Dermestidae Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus Anthrenus Potentilla
Species Anthrenus scrophulariae Potentilla anglica

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

trailing tormentil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Buffalo Carpet Beetle trailing tormentil
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).

trailing tormentil

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.

trailing tormentil

No description available.

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