Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Florida fishpoison tree

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Piscidia piscipula

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Florida fishpoison tree
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	Piscidia
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Piscidia piscipula

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Florida fishpoison tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Florida fishpoison tree
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).

Florida fishpoison tree

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Cuba and United States.

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.