Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Mount Mawson Pine

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Pherosphaera hookeriana

Key Differences

• Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Mount Mawson Pine is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Mount Mawson Pine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Dermestidae	Podocarpaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Pherosphaera
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Pherosphaera hookeriana

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Mount Mawson Pine

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Mount Mawson Pine
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).

Mount Mawson Pine

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

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.