Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Gambia-pea

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Crotalaria goreensis

Key Differences

• Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Gambia-pea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Gambia-pea
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	Crotalaria
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Crotalaria goreensis

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Gambia-pea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Gambia-pea
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).

Gambia-pea

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Comoros, Guinea, Madagascar), Asia (India, Malaysia, Taiwan), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Nauru, Papua New Guinea), and South America (Brazil, Guyana).

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.