Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Gray mangrove

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Avicennia marina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Gray mangrove
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Dermestidae	Acanthaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Avicennia
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Avicennia marina

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Gray mangrove

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Gray mangrove
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).

Gray mangrove

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Taiwan and United States.

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.