Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Forest Ironplum

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Drypetes gerrardii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Forest Ironplum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Dermestidae	Putranjivaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Drypetes
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Drypetes gerrardii

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Forest Ironplum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Forest Ironplum
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).

Forest Ironplum

Habitat

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

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.