Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs white asphodel

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Asphodelus albus

Key Differences

Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while white asphodel is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	white asphodel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Dermestidae	Asphodelaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Asphodelus
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Asphodelus albus

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

white asphodel

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	white asphodel
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).

white asphodel

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Sweden, and United Kingdom.

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.