Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Gibraltar Grevillea

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Grevillea rhizomatosa

Key Differences

• Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Gibraltar Grevillea is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Gibraltar Grevillea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Dermestidae	Proteaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Grevillea
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Grevillea rhizomatosa

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Gibraltar Grevillea

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Gibraltar Grevillea
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).

Gibraltar Grevillea

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.