Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Fern Palm

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Cycas revoluta

Key Differences

Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Fern Palm is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Fern Palm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Cycadales (Cycadales)
Family	Dermestidae	Cycadaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Cycas
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Cycas revoluta

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Fern Palm

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Fern Palm
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).

Fern Palm

Habitat

Native to Africa and Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (India, Taiwan), Europe (Portugal), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands), 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.