Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs eggtree

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Garcinia dulcis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	eggtree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Dermestidae	Clusiaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Garcinia
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Garcinia dulcis

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

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LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	eggtree
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).

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Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Cuba and Taiwan.

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.