Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs wall scalewort

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Porella platyphylla

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Buffalo Carpet Beetle wall scalewort
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class Insecta (Insects) Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles) Porellales (Porellales)
Family Dermestidae Porellaceae
Genus Anthrenus Porella
Species Anthrenus scrophulariae Porella platyphylla

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

wall scalewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Buffalo Carpet Beetle wall scalewort
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).

wall scalewort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

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.

wall scalewort

No description available.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

Nature FYI Family

Explore more of the natural world across our sister sites.

Part of the Nature FYI family — FYIPedia