Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Great Fen Sedge Rust

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Puccinia cladii

Key Differences

• Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Great Fen Sedge Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Great Fen Sedge Rust
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)	Pucciniomycetes (柄锈菌纲)
Order	Coleoptera (鞘翅目)	Pucciniales (柄锈菌目)
Family	Dermestidae	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Puccinia
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Puccinia cladii

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Great Fen Sedge Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Great Fen Sedge Rust
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).

Great Fen Sedge Rust

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.