Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Rainbow Cactus

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Echinocereus pectinatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Rainbow Cactus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Dermestidae	Cactaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Echinocereus
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Echinocereus pectinatus

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Rainbow Cactus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Rainbow Cactus
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).

Rainbow Cactus

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.