Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Gillet's cherry-orange

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Citropsis gilletiana

Key Differences

• Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Gillet's cherry-orange is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Gillet's cherry-orange
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	Citropsis
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Citropsis gilletiana

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Gillet's cherry-orange

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Gillet's cherry-orange
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).

Gillet's cherry-orange

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.