bitter aloe vs Buffalo Carpet Beetle

Aloe ferox compared with Anthrenus scrophulariae

Key Differences

• bitter aloe is Not Evaluated while Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bitter aloe	Buffalo Carpet Beetle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Asphodelaceae	Dermestidae
Genus	Aloe	Anthrenus
Species	Aloe ferox	Anthrenus scrophulariae

Conservation Status

bitter aloe

NE — Not Evaluated

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bitter aloe	Buffalo Carpet Beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

bitter aloe

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Algeria, Australia, Brazil, Spain, and Taiwan.

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (United States).

bitter aloe

The Bitter aloe (Aloe ferox) is a species in the genus Aloe. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.