aster des Alpes vs Buffalo Carpet Beetle

Aster alpinus compared with Anthrenus scrophulariae

Key Differences

• aster des Alpes is Not Evaluated while Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	aster des Alpes	Buffalo Carpet Beetle
Kingdom	Plantae (plante)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (arthropodes)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (insecte)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Dermestidae
Genus	Aster	Anthrenus
Species	Aster alpinus	Anthrenus scrophulariae

Conservation Status

aster des Alpes

NE — Not Evaluated

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	aster des Alpes	Buffalo Carpet Beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

aster des Alpes

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden.

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (United States).

aster des Alpes

The Alpine aster (Aster alpinus) is a species in the genus Aster. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden.

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 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden