Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Devil's Pincushion

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Echinocactus texensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Buffalo Carpet Beetle Devil's Pincushion
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Insecta (Insects) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles) Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family Dermestidae Cactaceae
Genus Anthrenus Echinocactus
Species Anthrenus scrophulariae Echinocactus texensis

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Devil's Pincushion

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Buffalo Carpet Beetle Devil's Pincushion
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).

Devil's Pincushion

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.

Devil's Pincushion

No description available.

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