Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Elephant Apple

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Dillenia indica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Elephant Apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Dilleniales (Dilleniales)
Family	Dermestidae	Dilleniaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Dillenia
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Dillenia indica

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Elephant Apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Elephant Apple
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).

Elephant Apple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Congo (DRC), Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, 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.