Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs desert sumac

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Rhus microphylla

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	desert sumac
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Dermestidae	Anacardiaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Rhus
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Rhus microphylla

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

desert sumac

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	desert sumac
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).

desert sumac

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.