Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Native Walnut

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Endiandra limnophila

Key Differences

• Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Native Walnut is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Native Walnut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Laurales (Laurales)
Family	Dermestidae	Lauraceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Endiandra
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Endiandra limnophila

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Native Walnut

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Native Walnut
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).

Native Walnut

Habitat

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

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.