Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Vilmorin's rowan

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Sorbus vilmorinii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Vilmorin's rowan
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	Sorbus
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Sorbus vilmorinii

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Vilmorin's rowan

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Vilmorin's rowan
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).

Vilmorin's rowan

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

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.