Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Kap-Ochsenzunge

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Anchusa capensis

Key Differences

• Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Kap-Ochsenzunge is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Kap-Ochsenzunge
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insekten)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Käfer)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Dermestidae	Boraginaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Anchusa
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Anchusa capensis

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Kap-Ochsenzunge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Kap-Ochsenzunge
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).

Kap-Ochsenzunge

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria, Namibia), Asia (India, Taiwan), Europe (Sweden), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.

Kap-Ochsenzunge

The Cape bugloss (Anchusa capensis) is a species in the genus Anchusa. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States