Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Eastern Hornbeam

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Carpinus orientalis

Key Differences

Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Eastern Hornbeam is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Eastern Hornbeam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Dermestidae	Betulaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Carpinus
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Carpinus orientalis

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Hornbeam

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Eastern Hornbeam
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).

Eastern Hornbeam

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Sweden.

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.