Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs delicate germanderwort

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Riccardia multifida

Key Differences

• Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while delicate germanderwort is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	delicate germanderwort
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)	Marchantiophyta (ลิเวอร์เวิร์ต)
Class	Insecta (แมลง)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Coleoptera (อันดับด้วง)	Metzgeriales (Metzgeriales)
Family	Dermestidae	Aneuraceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Riccardia
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Riccardia multifida

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

delicate germanderwort

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	delicate germanderwort
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).

delicate germanderwort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil). 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 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States