Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Wall Feather-moss

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Rhynchostegium murale

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Wall Feather-moss
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)	Bryophyta
Class	Insecta (แมลง)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Coleoptera (อันดับด้วง)	Hypnales (Hypnales)
Family	Dermestidae	Brachytheciaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Rhynchostegium
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Rhynchostegium murale

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Wall Feather-moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Wall Feather-moss
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).

Wall Feather-moss

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, 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.