Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Gout stalk

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Jatropha podagrica

Key Differences

Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Gout stalk is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Gout stalk
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Dermestidae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Jatropha
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Jatropha podagrica

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Gout stalk

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Gout stalk
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).

Gout stalk

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (India, Philippines, Taiwan), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.