Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs short-stem iris

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Iris brevicaulis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	short-stem iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (artrópode)	Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class same	Insecta (inseto)	Insecta (inseto)
Order	Coleoptera (besouro)	Mantodea (Louva-a-deus)
Family	Dermestidae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Anthrenus	Iris
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Iris brevicaulis

Evolutionary Relationship

Buffalo Carpet Beetle and short-stem iris share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (inseto)

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

short-stem iris

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	short-stem iris
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).

short-stem iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Canada.

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.