Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs intermediate wintergreen

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Pyrola media

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	intermediate wintergreen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópode)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (inseto)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (besouro)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Dermestidae	Ericaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Pyrola
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Pyrola media

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

intermediate wintergreen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	intermediate wintergreen
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).

intermediate wintergreen

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Finland, 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.