Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Welsh polypody

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Polypodium cambricum

Key Differences

Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Welsh polypody is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Welsh polypody
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Dermestidae	Polypodiaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Polypodium
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Polypodium cambricum

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Welsh polypody

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Welsh polypody
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).

Welsh polypody

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.

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.