Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Pith Plant

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Aeschynomene aspera

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Pith Plant
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Dermestidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Aeschynomene
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Aeschynomene aspera

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Pith Plant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Pith Plant
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).

Pith Plant

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Madagascar.

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.