Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Cellar Cup

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Peziza cerea

Key Differences

• Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Cellar Cup is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Cellar Cup
Kingdom	Animalia (hewan)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Artropoda)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Insecta (serangga)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Coleoptera (kumbang)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Dermestidae	Pezizaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Peziza
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Peziza cerea

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Cellar Cup

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Cellar Cup
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).

Cellar Cup

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Norway.

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.

Cellar Cup

The Cellar Cup (Peziza cerea) is a species in the genus Peziza. Distributed across Belgium and Norway.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway