Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Figleaf gourd

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Cucurbita ficifolia

Key Differences

Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Figleaf gourd is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Figleaf gourd
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Cucurbitales (Cucurbitales)
Family	Dermestidae	Cucurbitaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Cucurbita
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Cucurbita ficifolia

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Figleaf gourd

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Figleaf gourd
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).

Figleaf gourd

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, 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.