Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Hamilton's spindletree

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Euonymus hamiltonianus

Key Differences

• Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Hamilton's spindletree is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Hamilton's spindletree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Celastrales (Celastrales)
Family	Dermestidae	Celastraceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Euonymus
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Euonymus hamiltonianus

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Hamilton's spindletree

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Hamilton's spindletree
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).

Hamilton's spindletree

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Estonia, Sweden, 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States