Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs mabola-tree

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Diospyros blancoi

Key Differences

• Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while mabola-tree is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	mabola-tree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Dermestidae	Ebenaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Diospyros
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Diospyros blancoi

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

mabola-tree

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	mabola-tree
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).

mabola-tree

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, and Seychelles.

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.