Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Jequie Rubber Tree

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Manihot dichotoma

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Jequie Rubber Tree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Dermestidae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Manihot
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Manihot dichotoma

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Jequie Rubber Tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Jequie Rubber Tree
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).

Jequie Rubber Tree

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and India.

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.