Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Elephant Jack

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Artocarpus tamaran

Key Differences

• Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Elephant Jack is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Elephant Jack
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Dermestidae	Moraceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Artocarpus
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Artocarpus tamaran

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Elephant Jack

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Elephant Jack
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 Jack

Habitat

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

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.