Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Onion

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Allium pseudoalbidum

Key Differences

• Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Onion is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Onion
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Arthropoda (節足動物)	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)
Class	Insecta (昆虫)	Liliopsida (単子葉植物綱)
Order	Coleoptera (コウチュウ目)	Asparagales (クサスギカズラ目)
Family	Dermestidae	Amaryllidaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Allium
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Allium pseudoalbidum

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Onion

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Onion
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).

Onion

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.