Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Firetree

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Morella faya

Key Differences

Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Firetree is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Firetree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Dermestidae	Myricaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Morella
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Morella faya

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Firetree

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Firetree
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).

Firetree

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Indonesia), Europe (Norway, Portugal, Sweden), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.