Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Wild Sage

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Salvia taraxacifolia

Key Differences

• Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Wild Sage is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Wild Sage
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Dermestidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Salvia
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Salvia taraxacifolia

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Wild Sage

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Wild Sage
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).

Wild Sage

Habitat

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

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.