Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Pine Powdercap

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Cystoderma jasonis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Pine Powdercap
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	Cystoderma
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Cystoderma jasonis

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Pine Powdercap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Pine Powdercap
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).

Pine Powdercap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, 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.