Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Great Fen Sedge Rust

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Puccinia cladii

Key Differences

• Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Great Fen Sedge Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Great Fen Sedge Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (животные)	Fungi (грибы)
Phylum	Arthropoda (членистоногие)	Basidiomycota (базидиомицеты)
Class	Insecta (насекомые)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Coleoptera (жесткокрылые)	Pucciniales (Пукциниевые)
Family	Dermestidae	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Puccinia
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Puccinia cladii

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Great Fen Sedge Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Great Fen Sedge 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).

Great Fen Sedge 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.