Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Fountain palm

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Livistona chinensis

Key Differences

Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Fountain palm is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Fountain palm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Dermestidae	Arecaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Livistona
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Livistona chinensis

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Fountain palm

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Fountain 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).

Fountain palm

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius, Seychelles, South Africa), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), 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.