Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs yellow pitcherplant

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Sarracenia flava

Key Differences

Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while yellow pitcherplant is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	yellow pitcherplant
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Dermestidae	Sarraceniaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Sarracenia
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Sarracenia flava

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

yellow pitcherplant

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	yellow pitcherplant
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 pitcherplant

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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.