Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Ribbed Bell

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Galerina clavata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Ribbed Bell
Kingdom	Animalia (животные)	Fungi (грибы)
Phylum	Arthropoda (членистоногие)	Basidiomycota (базидиомицеты)
Class	Insecta (насекомые)	Agaricomycetes (агарикомицеты)
Order	Coleoptera (жесткокрылые)	Agaricales (агариковые)
Family	Dermestidae	Hymenogastraceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Galerina
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Galerina clavata

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Ribbed Bell

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Ribbed Bell
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).

Ribbed Bell

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, 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.