Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Catberry

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Ilex mucronata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Catberry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Aquifoliales (Aquifoliales)
Family	Dermestidae	Aquifoliaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Ilex
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Ilex mucronata

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Catberry

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Catberry
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).

Catberry

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, and 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.

Catberry

The Catberry (Ilex mucronata) is a species in the genus Ilex. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.