Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs poumuli

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Flueggea flexuosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	poumuli
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Dermestidae	Phyllanthaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Flueggea
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Flueggea flexuosa

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

poumuli

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	poumuli
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).

poumuli

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.