Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Gelb-Birke

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Betula alleghaniensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Gelb-Birke
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insekten)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Käfer)	Fagales (Buchenartige)
Family	Dermestidae	Betulaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Betula
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Betula alleghaniensis

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Gelb-Birke

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Gelb-Birke
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).

Gelb-Birke

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Estonia, France, 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.