Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs island mallow

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Malva assurgentiflora

Key Differences

• Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while island mallow is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	island mallow
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	Malva
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Malva assurgentiflora

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

island mallow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	island mallow
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).

island mallow

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Chile, Colombia, and South Africa.

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.