Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs yellow monkey-flower

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Erythranthe lutea

Key Differences

Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while yellow monkey-flower is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	yellow monkey-flower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Dermestidae	Phrymaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Erythranthe
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Erythranthe lutea

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

yellow monkey-flower

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	yellow monkey-flower
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 monkey-flower

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Iceland, India, Norway, 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.