Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Red Ammannia

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Ammannia senegalensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Red Ammannia
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Dermestidae	Lythraceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Ammannia
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Ammannia senegalensis

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Red Ammannia

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Red Ammannia
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).

Red Ammannia

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Greece.

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.