Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs mountain soursop

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Annona montana

Key Differences

• Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while mountain soursop is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	mountain soursop
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)
Family	Dermestidae	Annonaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Annona
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Annona montana

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

mountain soursop

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	mountain soursop
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 soursop

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, and Taiwan.

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.