Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Utteridge's rough tree fern

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Dicksonia utteridgei

Key Differences

• Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Utteridge's rough tree fern is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Utteridge's rough tree fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Cyatheales (Cyatheales)
Family	Dermestidae	Dicksoniaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Dicksonia
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Dicksonia utteridgei

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Utteridge's rough tree fern

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Utteridge's rough tree fern
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).

Utteridge's rough tree fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

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.