Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Yellow Thistle

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Cirsium erisithales

Key Differences

  • Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Yellow Thistle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Buffalo Carpet Beetle Yellow Thistle
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Insecta (Insects) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles) Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family Dermestidae Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus Anthrenus Cirsium
Species Anthrenus scrophulariae Cirsium erisithales

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Yellow Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Buffalo Carpet Beetle Yellow Thistle
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 Thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

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.

Yellow Thistle

No description available.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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