Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Indian-laurel

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Litsea glutinosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Indian-laurel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Laurales (Laurales)
Family	Dermestidae	Lauraceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Litsea
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Litsea glutinosa

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Indian-laurel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Indian-laurel
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).

Indian-laurel

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Comoros, Madagascar, Seychelles, South Africa, and Taiwan.

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.