Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs drooping she-oak

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Allocasuarina verticillata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	drooping she-oak
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Dermestidae	Casuarinaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Allocasuarina
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Allocasuarina verticillata

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

drooping she-oak

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	drooping she-oak
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).

drooping she-oak

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Cuba, and India.

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.