Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Oak

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Quercus palustris

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Oak
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Dermestidae	Fagaceae (Beech Family)
Genus	Anthrenus	Quercus (Oaks)
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Quercus palustris

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Oak

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Oak
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).

Oak

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Georgia), Europe (4 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil).

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 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States