Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Cow-Wheat Clustercup Rust

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Puccinia nemoralis

Key Differences

• Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Cow-Wheat Clustercup Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Cow-Wheat Clustercup Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (hewan)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Artropoda)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (serangga)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Coleoptera (kumbang)	Pucciniales (Penyakit karat)
Family	Dermestidae	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Puccinia
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Puccinia nemoralis

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Cow-Wheat Clustercup Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Cow-Wheat Clustercup Rust
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).

Cow-Wheat Clustercup Rust

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.