Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs patience des marais

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Rumex palustris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	patience des marais
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (insecte)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Dermestidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Rumex
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Rumex palustris

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

patience des marais

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	patience des marais
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).

patience des marais

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).

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