Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs willow-weed

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Persicaria decipiens

Key Differences

Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while willow-weed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	willow-weed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Dermestidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Persicaria
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Persicaria decipiens

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

willow-weed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	willow-weed
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).

willow-weed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Guinea, Madagascar, and 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.