Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Eleven-O'Clock

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Portulaca grandiflora

Key Differences

  • Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Eleven-O'Clock is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Buffalo Carpet Beetle Eleven-O'Clock
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Insecta (Insects) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles) Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family Dermestidae Portulacaceae
Genus Anthrenus Portulaca
Species Anthrenus scrophulariae Portulaca grandiflora

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Eleven-O'Clock

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Buffalo Carpet Beetle Eleven-O'Clock
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).

Eleven-O'Clock

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (21 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (Brazil, Ecuador).

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.

Eleven-O'Clock

No description available.

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