Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs medisa-flower

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Strophanthus preussii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	medisa-flower
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	Strophanthus
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Strophanthus preussii

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

medisa-flower

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	medisa-flower
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).

medisa-flower

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guinea.

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.