Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Dwarf Cherry

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Prunus pumila

Key Differences

Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Dwarf Cherry is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Dwarf Cherry
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	Prunus (Cherries & Plums)
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Prunus pumila

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Dwarf Cherry

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Dwarf Cherry
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).

Dwarf Cherry

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belarus, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.