Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Common Grey Disco

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Mollisia cinerea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Common Grey Disco
Kingdom	Animalia (hewan)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Artropoda)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Insecta (serangga)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Coleoptera (kumbang)	Helotiales (Helotiales)
Family	Dermestidae	Mollisiaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Mollisia
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Mollisia cinerea

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Common Grey Disco

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Common Grey Disco
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).

Common Grey Disco

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, 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.

Common Grey Disco

<em>Mollisia cinerea</em>, commonly known as the common grey disco, is a saprotrophic fungus belonging to the genus Mollisia within the family Mollisiaceae. This species is native to Europe, with a documented range spanning Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden. Common grey disco is assessed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. The species typically produces small, disc-shaped ascocarps with a grey to brownish-grey upper surface, typically emerging on decaying wood and plant debris in moist woodland habitats. As a decomposer, it plays an important ecological role in nutrient cycling within temperate forest ecosystems. Biological traits of this species remain poorly documented in the scientific literature.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden