Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Himalayan Maple

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Acer oblongum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Buffalo Carpet Beetle Himalayan Maple
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Insecta (Insects) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles) Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family Dermestidae Sapindaceae
Genus Anthrenus Acer
Species Anthrenus scrophulariae Acer oblongum

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Himalayan Maple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Buffalo Carpet Beetle Himalayan Maple
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).

Himalayan Maple

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, temperate coniferous forests, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Afghanistan, Algeria, and Tanzania.

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.

Himalayan Maple

No description available.

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