Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Hill Turmeric

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Curcuma pseudomontana

Key Differences

• Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Hill Turmeric is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Hill Turmeric
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Dermestidae	Zingiberaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Curcuma
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Curcuma pseudomontana

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Hill Turmeric

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Hill Turmeric
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).

Hill Turmeric

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.