Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Zwerg-Pfaffenhütchen

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Euonymus nanus

Key Differences

Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Zwerg-Pfaffenhütchen is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Zwerg-Pfaffenhütchen
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insekten)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Käfer)	Celastrales (Spindelbaumartige)
Family	Dermestidae	Celastraceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Euonymus
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Euonymus nanus

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Zwerg-Pfaffenhütchen

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Zwerg-Pfaffenhütchen
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).

Zwerg-Pfaffenhütchen

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada).

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.