Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Painted Suillus

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Suillus spraguei

Key Differences

• Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Painted Suillus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Painted Suillus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Dermestidae	Suillaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Suillus
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Suillus spraguei

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Painted Suillus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Painted Suillus
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).

Painted Suillus

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States