Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Скерда вонючая

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Crepis foetida

Key Differences

• Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Скерда вонючая is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Скерда вонючая
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	Crepis
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Crepis foetida

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Скерда вонючая

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Скерда вонючая
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).

Скерда вонючая

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate grasslands and steppes, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 4 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (11 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 7 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇫🇷 France 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇺🇸 United States