Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Teerflecken-Drüsling

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Exidia pithya

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Teerflecken-Drüsling
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Fungi (Pilze)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Basidiomycota (Ständerpilze)
Class	Insecta (Insekten)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Coleoptera (Käfer)	Auriculariales (Auriculariales)
Family	Dermestidae	Auriculariaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Exidia
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Exidia pithya

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Teerflecken-Drüsling

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Teerflecken-Drüsling
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).

Teerflecken-Drüsling

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.