Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Mountain Needlewood

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Hakea lissosperma

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Mountain Needlewood
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Dermestidae	Proteaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Hakea
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Hakea lissosperma

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Needlewood

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Mountain Needlewood
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).

Mountain Needlewood

Habitat

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

Range

Found in France.

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.