Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Mountain brome

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Bromus carinatus

Key Differences

• Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Mountain brome is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Mountain brome
Kingdom	Animalia (hayvan)	Plantae (bitki)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Eklem bacaklılar)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (böcek)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (Kın kanatlılar)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Dermestidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Anthrenus	Bromus
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Bromus carinatus

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Mountain brome

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Mountain brome
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).

Mountain brome

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (19 countries), and North America (United States).

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 6 countries:

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