Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Devil's Tooth

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Hydnellum peckii

Key Differences

Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Devil's Tooth is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Devil's Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (动物界)	Fungi (真菌界)
Phylum	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)	Basidiomycota (担子菌门)
Class	Insecta (昆蟲綱)	Agaricomycetes (傘菌綱)
Order	Coleoptera (鞘翅目)	Thelephorales (革菌目)
Family	Dermestidae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Hydnellum
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Hydnellum peckii

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Devil's Tooth
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).

Devil's Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, 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.