Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Orange Disco

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Aleurodiscus amorphus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Orange Disco
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Dermestidae	Stereaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Aleurodiscus
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Aleurodiscus amorphus

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Orange Disco

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Orange Disco
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).

Orange Disco

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Taiwan, and United States.

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.