Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Full Moon Maple

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Acer shirasawanum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Full Moon Maple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Dermestidae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Acer
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Acer shirasawanum

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Full Moon Maple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Full Moon Maple
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).

Full Moon Maple

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

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.