Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Hairy Panic Grass

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Panicum effusum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Hairy Panic Grass
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (แมลง)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (อันดับด้วง)	Poales (อันดับหญ้า)
Family	Dermestidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Anthrenus	Panicum
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Panicum effusum

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Hairy Panic Grass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Hairy Panic Grass
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).

Hairy Panic Grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.