Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs tropical flat sedge

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Cyperus surinamensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Buffalo Carpet Beetle tropical flat sedge
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Insecta (Insects) Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles) Poales (Grasses)
Family Dermestidae Cyperaceae
Genus Anthrenus Cyperus
Species Anthrenus scrophulariae Cyperus surinamensis

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

tropical flat sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Buffalo Carpet Beetle tropical flat sedge
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
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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).

tropical flat sedge

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (China, India, Taiwan), North America (Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.

tropical flat sedge

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