Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Sumpfkratzdistel

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Cirsium palustre

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Sumpfkratzdistel
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insekten)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Käfer)	Asterales (Asternartige)
Family	Dermestidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Anthrenus	Cirsium
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Cirsium palustre

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Sumpfkratzdistel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Sumpfkratzdistel
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).

Sumpfkratzdistel

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇫🇷 France 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States