Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Yellowfoot

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Craterellus tubaeformis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Yellowfoot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Cantharellales (Cantharellales)
Family	Dermestidae	Hydnaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Craterellus
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Craterellus tubaeformis

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Yellowfoot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Yellowfoot
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).

Yellowfoot

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.