Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Hochgerippter Becherling

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Helvella acetabulum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Hochgerippter Becherling
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Fungi (Pilze)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Ascomycota (Schlauchpilze)
Class	Insecta (Insekten)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Coleoptera (Käfer)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Dermestidae	Helvellaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Helvella
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Helvella acetabulum

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Hochgerippter Becherling

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Hochgerippter Becherling
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).

Hochgerippter Becherling

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States