Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Hydrangea

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Hydrangea macrophylla

Key Differences

  • Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Hydrangea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Buffalo Carpet Beetle Hydrangea
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Insecta (Insects) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles) Cornales (Cornales)
Family Dermestidae Hydrangeaceae
Genus Anthrenus Hydrangea
Species Anthrenus scrophulariae Hydrangea macrophylla

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Hydrangea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Buffalo Carpet Beetle Hydrangea
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).

Hydrangea

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles, South Africa), Asia (India, Taiwan, Turkey), Europe (10 countries), North America (Guatemala), Oceania and the Pacific (Micronesia, New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Peru).

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.

Hydrangea

No description available.

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