Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Council tree

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Ficus altissima

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Council tree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Dermestidae	Moraceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Ficus
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Ficus altissima

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Council tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Council tree
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).

Council tree

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Tanzania, 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.