Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs trailing wolfsbane

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Aconitum reclinatum

Key Differences

• Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while trailing wolfsbane is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	trailing wolfsbane
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Dermestidae	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Aconitum
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Aconitum reclinatum

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

trailing wolfsbane

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	trailing wolfsbane
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 wolfsbane

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Denmark.

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.