Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Golden Webcap

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Cortinarius humicola

Key Differences

• Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Golden Webcap is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Golden Webcap
Kingdom	Animalia (hayvan)	Fungi (mantar)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Eklem bacaklılar)	Basidiomycota (Bazitli mantarlar)
Class	Insecta (böcek)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Coleoptera (Kın kanatlılar)	Agaricales (Lamelli mantarlar)
Family	Dermestidae	Cortinariaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Cortinarius
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Cortinarius humicola

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Golden Webcap

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Golden Webcap
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).

Golden Webcap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. 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 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden