Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Gum-elemi

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Bursera simaruba

Key Differences

• Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Gum-elemi is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Gum-elemi
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Dermestidae	Burseraceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Bursera
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Bursera simaruba

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Gum-elemi

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Gum-elemi
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).

Gum-elemi

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

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.