Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Emperor's candlesticks

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Senna alata

Key Differences

Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Emperor's candlesticks is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Emperor's candlesticks
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Dermestidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Senna
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Senna alata

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Emperor's candlesticks

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Emperor's candlesticks
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).

Emperor's candlesticks

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (26 countries), Asia (8 countries), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (9 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.