Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs lemon

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Citrus limon

Key Differences

Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while lemon is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	lemon
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Dermestidae	Rutaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Citrus
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Citrus limon

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

lemon

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	lemon
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).

lemon

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Guinea, Norway, 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.