Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Coyote gourd

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Cucurbita cordata

Key Differences

• Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Coyote gourd is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Coyote gourd
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Cucurbitales (Cucurbitales)
Family	Dermestidae	Cucurbitaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Cucurbita
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Cucurbita cordata

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Coyote gourd

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Coyote gourd
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).

Coyote gourd

Habitat

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

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.