Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Fringed rue

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Ruta chalepensis

Key Differences

Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Fringed rue is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Fringed rue
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Dermestidae	Rutaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Ruta
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Ruta chalepensis

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Fringed rue

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Fringed rue
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).

Fringed rue

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Angola, Sao Tome and Principe), Europe (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Portugal, Spain), North America (Belize, United States), and South America (6 countries).

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.