Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Hazel sterculia

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Sterculia foetida

Key Differences

Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Hazel sterculia is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Hazel sterculia
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Dermestidae	Malvaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Sterculia
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Sterculia foetida

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Hazel sterculia

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Hazel sterculia
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).

Hazel sterculia

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Cuba, 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.