Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs bunte Margerite

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Tanacetum coccineum

Key Differences

• Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while bunte Margerite is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	bunte Margerite
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	Tanacetum
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Tanacetum coccineum

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

bunte Margerite

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	bunte Margerite
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).

bunte Margerite

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Kyrgyzstan), Europe (7 countries), and North America (Canada, 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 7 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇫🇷 France 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇺🇸 United States