Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Light Red Meranti

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Shorea lepidota

Key Differences

• Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Light Red Meranti is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Light Red Meranti
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Dermestidae	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Shorea
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Shorea lepidota

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Light Red Meranti

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Light Red Meranti
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).

Light Red Meranti

Habitat

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

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.