Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs yellow galingale

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Cyperus flavescens

Key Differences

Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while yellow galingale is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	yellow galingale
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Dermestidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Cyperus
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Cyperus flavescens

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

yellow galingale

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	yellow galingale
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).

yellow galingale

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Europe (Belgium, Portugal), North America (Canada, Cuba), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.