Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Kicher-Platterbse

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Lathyrus cicera

Key Differences

• Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Kicher-Platterbse is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Kicher-Platterbse
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insekten)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Käfer)	Fabales (Schmetterlingsblütenartige)
Family	Dermestidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Lathyrus
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Lathyrus cicera

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Kicher-Platterbse

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Kicher-Platterbse
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).

Kicher-Platterbse

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan), Europe (11 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Chile).

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