Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Mulberry

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Morus alba

Key Differences

• Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Mulberry is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Mulberry
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Suliformes (Suliformes)
Family	Dermestidae	Sulidae
Genus	Anthrenus	Morus
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Morus alba

Evolutionary Relationship

Buffalo Carpet Beetle and Mulberry share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Mulberry

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Mulberry
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).

Mulberry

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), Asia (11 countries), Europe (29 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (7 countries).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 7 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇫🇷 France 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇺🇸 United States