Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Pacific Maple

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Aglaia cucullata

Key Differences

• Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Pacific Maple is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Pacific Maple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Dermestidae	Meliaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Aglaia
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Aglaia cucullata

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Pacific Maple

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Pacific Maple
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).

Pacific Maple

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.