Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs cutleaf crab apple

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Malus toringoides

Key Differences

• Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while cutleaf crab apple is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	cutleaf crab apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Dermestidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Anthrenus	Malus
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Malus toringoides

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

cutleaf crab apple

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	cutleaf crab apple
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).

cutleaf crab apple

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.