Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs porcelain-flower

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Clusia orthoneura

Key Differences

• Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while porcelain-flower is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	porcelain-flower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Dermestidae	Clusiaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Clusia
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Clusia orthoneura

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

porcelain-flower

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	porcelain-flower
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).

porcelain-flower

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.