Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Crazed Cap

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Dermoloma cuneifolium

Key Differences

• Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Crazed Cap is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Crazed Cap
Kingdom	Animalia (प्राणी)	Fungi (फफूंद)
Phylum	Arthropoda (सन्धिपाद)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (कीट)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Coleoptera (वर्मपंखी गण)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Dermestidae	Tricholomataceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Dermoloma
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Dermoloma cuneifolium

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Crazed Cap

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Crazed Cap
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).

Crazed Cap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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