Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs pignut

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Mesosphaerum suaveolens

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	pignut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Dermestidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Mesosphaerum
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Mesosphaerum suaveolens

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

pignut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	pignut
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).

pignut

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Congo (DRC), Ethiopia, Guinea, and Timor-Leste.

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.