Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Sparse-leaved Hawkweed

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Hieracium sparsifolium

Key Differences

Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Sparse-leaved Hawkweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Sparse-leaved Hawkweed
Kingdom	Animalia (животные)	Plantae (растения)
Phylum	Arthropoda (членистоногие)	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)
Class	Insecta (насекомые)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (жесткокрылые)	Asterales (астроцветные)
Family	Dermestidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Anthrenus	Hieracium
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Hieracium sparsifolium

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Sparse-leaved Hawkweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Sparse-leaved Hawkweed
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).

Sparse-leaved Hawkweed

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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.