Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Lobel's Maple

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Acer lobelii

Key Differences

• Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Lobel's Maple is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Lobel's Maple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Dermestidae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Acer
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Acer lobelii

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Lobel's Maple

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Lobel's Maple
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).

Lobel's Maple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Sweden.

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 1 countries:

🇸🇪 Sweden