Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Eastern Spruce

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Picea rubens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Eastern Spruce
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Dermestidae	Pinaceae (Pine Family)
Genus	Anthrenus	Picea
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Picea rubens

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Spruce

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Eastern Spruce
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 Spruce

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, 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.