Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Lagos-rubber

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Funtumia africana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Lagos-rubber
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Dermestidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Funtumia
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Funtumia africana

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Lagos-rubber

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Lagos-rubber
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).

Lagos-rubber

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Angola, Guinea, 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.