Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Crosswort

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Lysimachia quadrifolia

Key Differences

Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Crosswort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Crosswort
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insekten)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Käfer)	Ericales (Heidekrautartige)
Family	Dermestidae	Primulaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Lysimachia
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Lysimachia quadrifolia

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Crosswort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Crosswort
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).

Crosswort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada 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.