Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Kohuhu

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Pittosporum tenuifolium

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Kohuhu
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Apiales (Apiales)
Family	Dermestidae	Pittosporaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Pittosporum
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Pittosporum tenuifolium

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Kohuhu

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Kohuhu
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).

Kohuhu

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇫🇷 France 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇺🇸 United States